Hi Iris, Having lived further up north than I currently do ... I don't think this is correct. The outside temperature is often below zero when it's snowing - sometimes quite a bit below zero. ;-) Here is a chart of 'fallen' snow temperatures showing snow on the ground with temperatures below 0 degrees c: http://www.met.utah.edu/olympics/snowtemp/ir_020125_a_bi.gif Here's a weather forecast for the Eastern Arctic for today showing some chance of snow and below zero temperatures: http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/forecast/textforecast_e.html?Bulletin=fpcn14.cwnt Maybe you meant that if the temperature is below freezing it's too cold to rain? RonL. (Who's been in snow at -30 celsius and colder - without the 'wind chill' factor.) -----Original Message----- From: iris [mailto:laren4 at yahoo.com] it only snows around the freezing point (of water, 0 degrees celsius). if it's colder than that, it's too cold to snow.