{"id":2190020,"date":"2026-10-10T23:33:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T20:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2190020"},"modified":"2026-10-10T23:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T20:33:25","slug":"what-are-the-chances-of-a-white-christmas-where-you-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2190020","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Chances of a White Christmas Where You Live?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_213538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213538\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-213538 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAGqAQMAAACh3GetAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADhJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20ON6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD4NobKAAFhB0TLAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021.12.05-santasunday-sb-8-pichi.jpg?resize=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021.12.05-santasunday-sb-8-pichi.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021.12.05-santasunday-sb-8-pichi.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021.12.05-santasunday-sb-8-pichi.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021.12.05-santasunday-sb-8-pichi.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021.12.05-santasunday-sb-8-pichi.jpg?resize=1320%2C878&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021.12.05-santasunday-sb-8-pichi.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"426\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-213538\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021.12.05-santasunday-sb-8-pichi.jpg?resize=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who\u2019s dreaming of a white Christmas? | Photo: Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_1 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"431\"><strong>Every December, many Americans wonder the same thing: will it be a white Christmas?<\/strong> The map below from the National Weather Service answers the question of how likely it will be to have a white Christmas with data, showing the historic odds of having more than one inch of snow on the ground on December 25th across the United States. The map isn\u2019t a forecast, but rather based on decades of weather records, and it gives a fascinating look at where a snowy Christmas morning is most likely.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"431\"><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/here-is-the-median-date-for-the-first-measurable-snowfall-of-the-year-in-north-famericai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Median Dates for First Measurable Snowfall of the Year in North America<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_376064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-376064\" style=\"width: 816px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-376064 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAH0AQMAAACXWA4qAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAD1JREFUeNrtwQEBAAAAgiD\/r25IQAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPwanjQAAcW+qucAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"map\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhiteChristmasUSA.jpg?resize=640%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhiteChristmasUSA.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhiteChristmasUSA.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhiteChristmasUSA.jpg?resize=600%2C468&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"500\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\" wp-image-376064\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhiteChristmasUSA.jpg?resize=640%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"map\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-376064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The likelihood of a white Christmas across the continental U.S. | Photo: NOAA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"431\"><strong>Areas in white have a 91-100% of a white Christmas.<\/strong> The probability drops as it goes from lighter to darker blue before areas in gray have a 0-10% chance of snow on Christmas. The data come from NOAA\u2019s 1991\u20132020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/products\/land-based-station\/us-climate-normals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Normals<\/a>, which include 30-year averages of temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and other climate indicators from nearly 15,000 weather stations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"815\"><strong>Unsurprisingly, the chances climb the farther north and higher in elevation you go.<\/strong> The Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada stand out, marking the regions where snow on Christmas is almost a given. Northern states like Minnesota, Montana, and Maine also have strong odds, while most of the South and coastal areas can only dream of a white Christmas.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"815\"><strong>While the map shows the historical probability that at least 1 inch of snow will be observed on December 25, the actual conditions in any year may vary widely from these because the weather patterns present will determine the snow on the ground or snowfall on Christmas Day.<\/strong>\u00a0These probabilities are useful as a guide only to show where snow on the ground is more likely. 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