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The 'Old Farmer's Almanac' Christmas weather predictions are here, and it looks like it will be a mild holiday. Here's what to expect on December 25 in 2024.
At least 1 inch of snow needs to be on the ground on December 25 in order for it to count as a white Christmas. It doesn’t necessarily have to fall the same day.
Plains. A few white Christmas wishes came true in the Plains last year. Pierre, South Dakota, had 2 inches on the ground, and 4.2 inches of snow fell during the day.
In the United States, the official definition of a white Christmas is that there has to be a snow depth of at least 1 in or 2.5 cm on the ground on 25 December in the contiguous United States, [4] and in Canada the official definition is that there has to be more than 2 cm (0.79 in) on the ground on Christmas Day. [5]
Most in a 24-hour period: 230 centimetres (90.6 in) of snow on Mount Ibuki, Japan on 14 February 1927. [ 304 ] Most in one calendar month : 9.91 meters (390 inches) of snow fell in Tamarack, California , in January 1911, leading to a snow depth in March of 11.46 meters (451 inches) (greatest measured in North America).
The first BBC weather forecast was a shipping forecast, broadcast on the radio on behalf of the Met Office on 14 November 1922, and the first daily weather forecast was broadcast on 26 March 1923. In 1936, the BBC experimented with the world's first televised weather maps , brought into practice in 1949 after World War II .
A Climate Prediction Center forecast for Thanksgiving through December 2 shows an increased potential for precipitation along the East Coast. Rain, snow in the East on Thanksgiving, Black Friday
Flip a coin. Make a guess. Will Rochester see a White Christmas? The Old Farmer's Almanac released its annual predictions for which parts of the country may see snow on Dec. 25.