but she seems to think I should be impressed by that one.
You would be impressed if you'd live in San Antonio through your childhood!!! I've lived there two different times in my life and I've never seen even one snowflake there! I did in Austin - coupla times. But, I was there a lot more years.
I suppose... but then I wouldn't be impressed by 112 degree temperatures, as I am now.
When I lived in Houghton/Hancock, it was not uncommon to wake up to a 6-8 inch snowfall from a clear sky. The moisture would come in off of Lake Superior and just condense out of the air as snow, no storm required.