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NAVIGATION

CHART

VISIBLE SATELLITE

Northern Hemisphere 89x89 Visible Satellite
Monthly Snow Extent (percent of days snow covered)

Area of Snow Extent

Northern Hemisphere:
22.82 million sq. km

Eurasia:
12.34 million sq. km

North America:
10.48 million sq. km

Year

Month

Monthly Snow Cover Extent - May 1979

Legend: percent of days snow covered, from white (0 to 10) through orange, yellow, light green, green and blue to dark blue (85 to 100)