New York’s Staten Island. Nothing compares to the magical sight of a winter wonderland and the sensation of discovering gifts beneath the tree when you wake up on Christmas morning. Until you become old enough to have to shovel, that is.
The fantasy of a white Christmas in New York City never goes away for young people. Unfortunately for those people, there is little chance that the five boroughs will see such a joyous scene.
Those who are accustomed to dry weather and the mythical Heat Miser character can find solace in the fact that, according to AccuWeather, the likelihood of snowfall in New York City on Christmas Day is only 13.2%.
AccuWeather used historical data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, collected between 1991 and 2020, to proclaim the likelihood, even though it is still a while before the weather forecasting firm issues its official white Christmas forecast.
In this instance, a white Christmas occurs when the ground is covered with one inch or more of snow on the morning of December 25, as explained by AccuWeather.
Using this historical data, AccuWeather revealed that the likelihood of such conditions occurring on Christmas morning in Central Park is just 13.2%.
According to AccuWeather, 7 inches of snow fell on Christmas Day in 1909, which was the most snowfall ever recorded.
It was not until 2009 when people in New York City woke up to more than an inch of snow on the ground. According to AccuWeather, there were 2 inches of snow left over from the 10.8 inches that fell between December 19 and December 20 for residents of New York.
Snowflakes did fall in the city on December 25th in both 2003 and 2017, according to AccuWeather, even though the city did not fit the white Christmas requirements.
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