Why does 1 inch of rain equal 10 inches of snow?

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Is this conversion even right? I found it on google with little explanation. One inch of rain seems minuscule to 10 inches of snow but maybe I have a fundamental misunderstanding of how much one inch of rain actually is. Please help.

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water molecules pack together way better than individual ice crystals. snow is more air than liquid water. that’s why it’s so fluffy, and why it’s such a good insulator (compared to liquid water or solid ice)

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