which is colder, when it is snowing or when the ice is melting

Question: which is colder, when it is snowing or when the ice is melting
- Keywords:
  cold,
  ice,
  snow
Asked by Twilight Fang to Alex, Amanda, Marco, Olivia on 15 Mar 2017.
- Alex Evans answered on 15 Mar 2017:
  
  It will be colder when it is snowing.
  
  It needs to be freezing temperature for water to become snow, whereas it needs to be warmer than freezing for ice to melt!

Question: which is colder, when it is snowing or when the ice is melting