API field
Monthly snowfall
The snow that falls in each month, for the snow model
Unit cm, 12 monthly values
What it is
The total snowfall of each month in centimetres, for Townsend's snow model. The weather files the tool reads carry no snowfall, so it is entered here.
Typical values and how to get it
From a climate normal of the nearest station with snowfall records (for example NOAA's monthly normals in the United States). If not given: the snow step is not available.
References
- Townsend & Powers 2011, Photovoltaics and snow: An update from two winters of measurements in the SIERRA, IEEE 37th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
API
site.snowfall_monthly_cm