Some empirical evidence for the influence of snow cover on temperature and precipitation ( USA).

Abstract

A case study is made of the effect of snow cover or lack of snow cover on the surface temperature and precipitation in the coterminous US during winter 1983-84. Extensive snow occurred in the eastern half of the country early in December 1983; this snow cover appears to have produced substantial reduction in the observed surface temperature, especially during January 1984. This diminution was especially pronounced in the daytime maximum temperatures, presumably due to increased surface albedo.-from Author