Dear Steemit friends,
I like winter, it's my favorite season. :) I'm an active person and I love winter sports.
Winter is a fascinating season and the scenery is wonderful. Here are 11 interesting facts about winter:
About 12% of the Earth's surface is covered with snow and ice
The coldest temperature recorded on Terra was −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) at Vostok Station, Antarctica, in 1983.
You will be surprised, but in winter season, the Earth is at the smallest distance from the Sun.
A snowflake usually falls at a speed of almost 5 km per hour.
Fear of snow, especially when caught in the snow is called chionophobia.
The first Olympic Winter Games were held in Chamonix, France, in 1924.
The largest snowflake fell on 28 January 1887 in Keogh, Montana and measures 38 cm in width and 20 cm in thickness.
Plum tree symbolize perseverance, hope, purity and beauty in China. This is because it is among the only trees that bloom and whose aroma feels during the winter.
An ordinary snowflake contains 180 billion water molecules.
One single storm can bring 39 tons of snow.
Most snowfall during a day (24 hours) was recorded in Silver Lake - Colorado in 1921 and was a 76 cm layer.
So, what other things do you know about winter?
Love,
