White Christmas

This article is about the idea of a "White Christmas". For the movie, see White Christmas (film). For the song, see White Christmas (song).

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

City	Chance of a White Christmas[2]
Vancouver	11%
Calgary	59%
Edmonton	88%
Saskatoon	98%
Regina	91%
Winnipeg	98%
Sudbury	100%
Windsor	41%
Toronto	57%
Ottawa	83%
Montreal	80%
Quebec City	100%
Halifax	59%
St. John's	65%
Whitehorse	100%
Yellowknife	100%

White Christmases in the United States

City	Chance of a White Christmas[3]
Anchorage, Alaska	100%
Annette Island, Alaska (Alaska Panhandle)	17%
Fairbanks, Alaska	100%
Phoenix, Arizona	1%
Little Rock, Arkansas	3%
Los Angeles, California	1%
San Francisco, California	1%
Denver, Colorado	50%
Hartford, Connecticut	57%
Wilmington, Delaware	13%
Washington, DC	13%
Savannah, Georgia	3%
Boise, Idaho	30%
Chicago, Illinois	40%
Indianapolis, Indiana	30%
Des Moines, Iowa	50%
Topeka, Kansas	23%
Louisville, Kentucky	13%
Portland, Maine	83%
Boston, Massachusetts	23%
Detroit, Michigan	50%
Marquette, Michigan (Upper Peninsula)	90%
Duluth, Minnesota	97%
Minneapolis, Minnesota	73%
St. Louis, Missouri	23%
Helena, Montana	67%
Omaha, Nebraska	44%
Reno, Nevada	20%
Concord, New Hampshire	87%
Newark, New Jersey	23%
Albuquerque, New Mexico	3%
Massena, New York	77%
New York, New York	10%
Charlotte, North Carolina	1%
Fargo, North Dakota	83%
Cleveland, Ohio	60%
Akron, Ohio	60%
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	3%
Portland, Oregon	1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	10%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	33%
Providence, Rhode Island	37%
Charleston, South Carolina	3%
Rapid City, South Dakota	47%
Nashville, Tennessee	13%
Amarillo, Texas	7%
Dallas, Texas	8%
Salt Lake City, Utah	53%
Richmond, Virginia	7%
Seattle, Washington	8%
Spokane, Washington	70%
Charleston, West Virginia	30%
Huntington, West Virginia	23%
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	60%
Casper, Wyoming	47%

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

White Christmases in the United Kingdom

Location	Chance of a White Christmas[5]
London	13%
Birmingham	14%
Aberporth	9%
Glasgow	13%
Aberdeen	25%
Belfast	16%
Lerwick	32%
Bradford	7%
St Mawgan	7%

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