article_snippet: However, across much of the snow was retreating rapidly, with more than half the area covered by snow this time a week ago now bare.
article_snippet: : The above map snows the snow coverage across the United States on Sunday, which 30.1 per cent of the country was blanketed - a sharp drop from earlier .
article_snippet: Last week: On Sunday March 1, 63.4 per cent of the U.S. had snow cover - more than half of which has melted .
article_snippet: On March 1, 63.4 per cent of the contiguous United States was covered in snow, while by March 8 the figure was 30.1 per cent, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
highlights_snippet: Snow cover across the country has halved from 63% to 31% in a week .
  