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It's Snowing in my CPU — a Snowflake catalogue

She was all stars and arrows, squares and triangles of ice and light, like a church window; she was like a flower with many shining petals; she was like lace and she was like a diamond. But best of all, she was herself and unlike any of her kind.
— Paul Gallico, Snowflake

Somewhere in the world, it's snowing. But you don't need to go far—it's always snowing on this page. Explore random flurries, snowflake families and individual flakes. There are many unusual snowflakes and snowflake family 12 and family 46 are very interesting.

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flake families

Flakes are grouped into 50 families using k-means clustering. Families are ordered by the number of flakes in each family—family 1 has the largest number of flakes and family 50 the smallest.

The flakes below are random samples from each family.

family 14

There are 376 flakes in this family.

sovia f

liczale f

mynsty f

lisettelie f

liluana f

shhaqulen f

leleshella f

sulangda f

maroleulla f

sosamoni f

emuly f

micsilke f

licallie f

motuinn f

lueiha f

mivzez f

lindtere f

dincelle f

soosia f

lutanda f

luzie f

melliesha f

slamer f

mairina f

suzzis f

mrorcel f

isina f

linberle f

mickelie f

soncelose f

diosha f

mlecidina f

velvy f

lougette f

maybeth f

leklie f

liznba f

lizide f

maceelin f

paricel f

runda f

suelta f

linthe f

rasuen f

mastin f

melrigda f

liseshette f

mirlle f

mirka f

lisgerdia f

suzannka f

lemika f

mrirda f

murllen f

lilegha f

lessy f

milzia f

stana f

elanie f

tilga f

mythal f

lozly f

sieber f

liaune f

hacie f

mamole f

suelish f

liorad f

chlarlette f

meigna f

lountte f

lombon f

kellyb f

eleloy f

verlike f

rorama f

marbettte f

helta f

srecil f

sirisse f

litrace f

kijbe f

milloa f

solece f

usila f

lorpin f

rizzby f

sommen f

stulyn f

mirsya f

lulita f

leene f

herryy f

louenta f

sivande f

lorminee f

mizahta f

cenlye f

lidzr f

nimki f

sumene f

loisee f

mirsva f

maynalde f

mronna f

litielle f

trida f

caccelle f

rcefale f

londad f

meagni f

meyome f

morlinen f

mrisa f

lithda f

sudia f

lotzia f

loxame f

chaurley f

likbeth f

cierora f

lybesda f

linya f

sumata f

sosbin f

mlrisalla f

meliga f

craucel f

limidon f

melbi f

lizime f

suziellne f

lizbbetle f

slery f

karaon f

miorada f

lutretta f

simue f

elhin f

vilde f

simah f

mirdetta f

meatta f

hlisse f

mizby f

syner f

cirae f

seerte f

tassida f

mcarcie f

sleve f

lurenda f

lisfabi f

smomuesssir f

sreer f

soleh f

ellania f

leidati f

lirota f

moenda f

tieria f

hidray f

sorrd f

liztu f

liina f

rayda f

sueenne f

qyysh f

solla f

mirtzis f

sizde f

lisqyi f

miwta f

concine f

limialme f

luranda f

luzar f

lenpita f

slishan f

litakiba f

mizky f

speltene f

midkie f

lulse f

lizoen f

ortell f

mingumin f

sonnilde f

lelikac f

maadrae f

rorita f

coline f

suanca f

sieond f

merye f

mindyn f

micane f

kictortick m

salton m

trrest m

kinlin m

jonan m

ranlon m

marus m

lomay m

piver m

lagla m

traston m

lenan m

lanandy m

liusas m

dorer m

lylors m

jusoy m

loyge m

bufter m

loymon m

hilhinthh m

lulas m

korgell m

elginae m

loley m

janack m

luuston m

lintor m

ternaste m

daunl m

tvanter m

gislandy m

wayler m

leymen m

loldy m

marlise m

codlis m

lucefl m

fandy m

coovey m

janey m

lerlar m

darrico m

warnald m

halero m

lrank m

laxfel m

liloman m

ruckol m

vyren m

jusie m

corlen m

sarcar m

lheren m

kivoos m

warond m

vilall m

lucair m

jamaen m

marreli m

tommun m

lesfser m

teetit m

tormald m

lugey m

leylor m

lisde m

jakely m

mieras m

walfon m

setgo m

desdron m

narrid m

lengoy m

julie m

kirco m

dovias m

elvir m

ledard m

mickie m

batbban m

hexreh m

croster m

ebron m

lelter m

salvinten m

luinsel m

lancen m

danol m

vullan m

lalgo m

waune m

juviar m

delmin m

lomus m

watler m

horel m

nenton m

elwind m

sywerl m

laywon m

lutus m

manlo m

deannico m

walce m

tuniar m

allomo m

waydro m

lewire m

toryy m

manmand m

hanelce m

lounello m

delgid m

jacer m

warrus m

erleig m

juttor m

vustow m

derando m

titcito m

warneld m

nicton m

lywon m

linondil m

mumer m

daamo m

vielel m

jeemoy m

erliod m

tannen m

sungas m

warcis m

loaren m

tererto m

julwie m

cquint m

jarmin m

naplenw m

kribe m

laldy m

mithal m

layron m

danrimo m

lunty m

lannilo m

sarnen m

dabron m

bebery m

mankol m

eldan m

theran m

lonniel m

welny m

trylald m

vatran m

harlen m

trestun m

lavinae m

walto m

taturen m

gorley m

mifuel m

larves m

lanwonn m

naado m

jongan m

wauler m

tedzon m

lelwerlo m

lonwel m

laley m

lannell m

wendon m

langol m

mattiao m

jerem m

daranlo m

warcenc m