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Many destinations across Europe are covered in lights, decorations and a light dusting of snow as they near 25 December, with dozens of Christmas markets making these towns even more atmospheric ...
A Christmas card depicts the ideal of a white Christmas. A white Christmas in Trondheim. A white Christmas is a Christmas with the presence of snow, [1] either on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day, depending on local tradition. The phenomenon is most common in the northern countries of the Northern Hemisphere.
While there was no snow last year, New York City has seen up to 8 inches on the ground on Christmas (in 1912), and 7 inches is the top Christmas snow depth in Washington, D.C. (2009). New England
Rain, sleet & snow has moved across parts of Scotland today. In the last hour Tulloch Bridge & Aviemore have both recorded a mixture of rain & snow, making it an official white Christmas this year ️
Notably, Aachen, in Germany's west, had 36 cm of snow, breaking the old record of 25 cm. The heavy snowfalls between 22 and 25 December provided for a white Christmas for all of Germany – the first time since 1981. [27] On 26 December, Gera had a snow cover of 70 cm, also a new record.
On average, about 38% of the Lower 48 has an inch of snow on the ground on Christmas Day, according to 21 years of data compiled by NOAA. Since 2003, those percentages have varied widely from year ...
Snow also fell in Italy where Turin saw its first pre-Christmas snow since 1964. [4] At the same time much of southern Europe experienced high winds and heavy rain, [4] with ferry services suspended in Venice following floods. [5] The harsh weather conditions brought down power lines across England leading to loss of electricity for many areas.
The annual question reaches peak curiosity this week, but as the planet warms due to human-caused climate change, the probability of seeing snow at Christmas is becoming increasingly unlikely ...