[savedbygrace]

This morning, some ditzy on-location reporterette on one of the Tulsa news stations announced confidently that because the temperature wouldn't be above 32 degrees there would be NO snow melting today at all, regardless of the sunshine.

When they cut back to the news set, the weatherdude mostly agreed with her.

I've been around a few years, and I've often seen snow melting from solar radiation when the air temp is below 32.

[plsvn]

I've been around a few years, and I've often seen snow melting from solar radiation when the air temp is below 32.

You don't have to look very far to see this basic lack of science knowledge in the media nowadays. The sad part is the general public laps this crap up.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

I've been around a few years, and I've often seen snow melting from solar radiation when the air temp is below 32.

And of course anyone who knows anything about thermodynamics knows that solids can evaporate without going through the liquid stage. Just look at your ice cubes that shrink in the freezer if the trays are left in there for a while.