SNOW: We’re starting to get a few flakes — of the weather kind. Did you know that three U.S. territories have never seen snow?

That would be Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, according to Farmers’ Almanac.

“Positioned in the western Pacific Ocean, the tropical island of Guam sees very warm and humid weather year-round – so warm, the lowest air temperature observed there is 69º F. That’s more than double the 32-degree threshold needed for snow!”

Ugh. We like cold nights for sleeping. It sounds like that wouldn’t happen in Guam.

The story continued, “A snowflake has never fallen in Puerto Rico. In fact, folks there are so curious about “nieve” (the Spanish word for snow) that snow has been shipped to the island on several occasions.”

Umm … what? Felisa Rincón de Gautier was the mayor of San Juan. In 1952, ‘53 and ‘54, she had plane loads of snow delivered so children who had never played in snow would have the chance. Neat.

“Virgin Islands: The coldest that temperatures have ever dipped in the USVI is believed to be in the 40s – not quite cold enough for snow.”

This next one surprised us.

“Surprisingly, Antarctica, one of the coldest continents, is also home to a place that’s never seen snow. Known as the “Dry Valleys,” the region is one of the driest places on Earth and hasn’t seen rainfall for an estimated 2 million years. Two things keep it dry: for one, the mountains are so high they block moisture arriving from the nearby East Antarctic Ice Sheet; secondly, as cold, heavy air is pulled down the mountain slopes by gravity, high-speed ‘katabatic’ winds heat the air, instantly evaporating whatever water droplets it might have contained.”