Editing Snow (section)

===Records===
The following are world records regarding snowfall and snowflakes:
* ''Highest seasonal total snowfall'' – The world record for the highest seasonal total snowfall was measured in the United States at [[Mt. Baker Ski Area]], outside of the city of [[Bellingham, Washington]] during the 1998–1999 season. Mount Baker received {{convert|2896|cm|ft|abbr=on}} of snow,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/1999/wsnorcrd.htm|title=NOAA: Mt. Baker snowfall record sticks|work=[[USA Today]]|date=August 3, 1999|access-date=June 30, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424104329/http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/1999/wsnorcrd.htm|archive-date=April 24, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> thus surpassing the previous record holder, [[Mount Rainier]], Washington, which during the 1971–1972 season received {{convert|2850|cm|ft|abbr=on}} of snow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/archive/mora/interp/faq.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221204740/http://www.nps.gov/archive/mora/interp/faq.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2007|title=Frequently Asked Questions|author=Mount Rainier National Park|author-link=Mount Rainier National Park|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|date=April 14, 2006|access-date=June 30, 2009}}</ref>
* ''Highest seasonal average annual snowfall'' – The world record for the highest average annual snowfall is {{convert|1764|cm|ft|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=31&block_no=1079&year=&month=&day=&view= | title = JMA | access-date = November 12, 2012 | publisher = JMA | language = ja | url-status=live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130618204127/http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=31&block_no=1079&year=&month=&day=&view= | archive-date = June 18, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> measured in [[Sukayu Onsen]], Japan for the period of 1981–2010.
* ''Largest snowflake'' – According to ''[[Guinness World Records]],'' the world's largest snowflake fell in January 1887 outside present-day [[Miles City, Montana|Miles City]], [[Montana]]. It measured {{convert|38|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/20/science/20snow.html |title=Giant Snowflakes as Big as Frisbees? Could Be |newspaper=New York Times |author=William J. Broad |date=March 20, 2007 |access-date=July 12, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104033402/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/20/science/20snow.html |archive-date=November 4, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The cities (more than 100,000 inhabitants) with the highest annual snowfall are [[Aomori]] (792&nbsp;cm), [[Sapporo]] (485&nbsp;cm) and [[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]] (363&nbsp;cm) in [[Japan]], followed by [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]] (332&nbsp;cm) and [[Quebec City]] (315&nbsp;cm) in [[Canada]], and [[Syracuse, NY]] (325&nbsp;cm).<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 10 snowiest major cities around the world |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/top-10-snowiest-major-cities-around-the-world/375130 |website=Accuweather |access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref>