Houston experiences record snowfall, due to quirky categorization

Houston set a record for snowfall on Friday, due to a strange categorization of data by the National Centers for Environmental Information. Houston set a record for snowfall on Friday, due to a strange categorization of data by the National Centers for Environmental Information. Photo: NWS Photo: NWS Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Houston experiences record snowfall, due to quirky categorization 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Houston set a record for snowfall this Friday.

Yes, this Friday, which you may have noticed had a high topping 90 degrees.

Feeling confused? The National Weather Service explains.

"Although it did not snow," read the record report issued by the service, "this site did record hail..." The government classifies hail as a form of snowfall.

Therefore the trace of hail Friday afternoon set a record for snow measured at Houston Intercontinental on June 30. "This breaks the previous snowfall record of a 0.00 previously set in 2018," said the report.

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