White Christmas

Christmas with the presence of snow, either on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day

A white Christmas means that at least an inch of snow has fallen on Christmas Morning. This is more common in some countries than in others.

For example, in the United Kingdom, there are not a lot of White Christmases; but in Canada, there is almost always a White Christmas. Ireland's last "official" White Christmas was in 2004.[1]

White Christmases in Canada

CityChance of a White Christmas[2]
Vancouver11%
Calgary59%
Edmonton88%
Saskatoon98%
Regina91%
Winnipeg98%
Sudbury100%
Windsor41%
Toronto57%
Ottawa83%
Montreal80%
Quebec City100%
Halifax59%
St. John's65%
Whitehorse100%
Yellowknife100%

White Christmases in the United States

CityChance of a White Christmas[3]
Anchorage, Alaska100%
Annette Island, Alaska (Alaska Panhandle)17%
Fairbanks, Alaska100%
Phoenix, Arizona1%
Little Rock, Arkansas3%
Los Angeles, California1%
San Francisco, California1%
Denver, Colorado50%
Hartford, Connecticut57%
Wilmington, Delaware13%
Washington, DC13%
Savannah, Georgia3%
Boise, Idaho30%
Chicago, Illinois40%
Indianapolis, Indiana30%
Des Moines, Iowa50%
Topeka, Kansas23%
Louisville, Kentucky13%
Portland, Maine83%
Boston, Massachusetts23%
Detroit, Michigan50%
Marquette, Michigan (Upper Peninsula)90%
Duluth, Minnesota97%
Minneapolis, Minnesota73%
St. Louis, Missouri23%
Helena, Montana67%
Omaha, Nebraska44%
Reno, Nevada20%
Concord, New Hampshire87%
Newark, New Jersey23%
Albuquerque, New Mexico3%
Massena, New York77%
New York, New York10%
Charlotte, North Carolina1%
Fargo, North Dakota83%
Cleveland, Ohio60%
Akron, Ohio60%
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma3%
Portland, Oregon1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania10%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania33%
Providence, Rhode Island37%
Charleston, South Carolina3%
Rapid City, South Dakota47%
Nashville, Tennessee13%
Amarillo, Texas7%
Dallas, Texas8%
Salt Lake City, Utah53%
Richmond, Virginia7%
Seattle, Washington8%
Spokane, Washington70%
Charleston, West Virginia30%
Huntington, West Virginia23%
Milwaukee, Wisconsin60%
Casper, Wyoming47%

Since the 1950's, there are less White Christmases in the USA.[4]

White Christmases in the United Kingdom

LocationChance of a White Christmas[5]
London13%
Birmingham14%
Aberporth9%
Glasgow13%
Aberdeen25%
Belfast16%
Lerwick32%
Bradford7%
St Mawgan7%

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