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 CanadaEdit
| 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 StatesEdit
Since the 1950's, there are less White Christmases in the USA.[4]
White Christmases in the United KingdomEdit
| 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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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Chances of white Christmas begin to drift
- ↑ Canada, Environment and Climate Change; Canada, Environment and Climate Change (9 September 2011). "Historical Christmas snowfall data". aem.
- ↑ http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.prodspecific?prodnum=C00493-PUB-A0001
- ↑ Dye, Lee. Study: White Christmases Have Become Rare. ABC News. December 18, 2003.
- ↑ "White Christmases" (PDF).