White Christmas

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.

White Christmases in Canada
CityChance of a White ChristmasVancouver11%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 ChristmasAnchorage, 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%
</tr>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.Dye, Lee. Study: White Christmases Have Become Rare. ABC News. December 18, 2003.

White Christmases in the United Kingdom
LocationChance of a White ChristmasLondon13%Birmingham14%Aberporth9%Glasgow13%Aberdeen25%Belfast16%Lerwick32%Bradford7%St Mawgan7%

Related pages
Irving Berlin
Bing Crosby

References

 Other websites 
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? 
White Christmas Sweet from Australia 

Category:Christmas