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(map) This map shows spring snow duration—how long the ground remained snow-covered from February–July—in 2022 compared to the 1998-2018 average. Most of the Arctic had fewer snow-covered days than average (brown). (graph) June snow cover compared to the 1998-2018 average for the Eurasian (blue line) and North American (purple) Arctic from 1967–2022. Read the full story. NOAA Climate.gov, based on data provided by Lawrence Mudryk.