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White Christmas?
The stats behind the story make it a long shot!
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Posted: 12/08/2011
ARE YOU DREAMING OF A ...
What are the chances of a White Christmas?
Here are the details courtesy of the National Weather Service:
DURING THE 30-YEAR CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD FROM 1981-2010...CINCINNATI EXPERIENCED A WHITE CHRISTMAS 6 TIMES...OR 20 PERCENT OF THE TIME. MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OCCURRED 25 TIMES DURING THE LAST 118 YEARS...OR 21 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
AN INCH OR MORE OF SNOW FELL 7 TIMES DURING THE LAST 118 YEARS...OR 6 PERCENT OF THE TIME. CINCINNATI CHRISTMAS NORMALS (DATA FROM 1981-2010): HIGH: 39 DEGREES PRECIPITATION: 0.11 INCHES LOW: 25 DEGREES SNOWFALL: 0.2 INCHES AVG TEMP: 32 DEGREES
CINCINNATI CHRISTMAS EXTREMES (DATA FROM 1871-2010): RECORD HIGH: 66 DEGREES (1893) RECORD LOW: -12 DEGREES (1983) COOLEST HIGH: 3 DEGREES (1983) WARMEST LOW: 58 DEGREES (1889) RECORD PRECIP: 1.12 INCHES (1957)
RECORD SNOWFALL:
3.7 INCHES (1909) RECORD SNOW DEPTH: 9 INCHES (2004)
TOP 10 SNOWIEST CHRISTMASES IN CINCINNATI
1. 3.7 1909
2. 2.5 1993
3. 2.2 1969 / 1935
5. 1.1 2010 / 1992
7. 1.0 1989
8. 0.8 2002
9. 0.7 1929 / 1902
TOP 10 GREATEST SNOW DEPTHS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING IN CINCINNATI
1. 9 2004
2. 5 1935
3. 3. 4 2010 / 1989 / 1969
6. 3 1963 / 1960
8. 2 2000 / 1929
10. 1 2002
TOP 10 COLDEST CHRISTMASES IN CINCINNATI
1 -12 1983
2. -3 2000
3. -2 2004 / 1980
5. -1 1935 / 1872
7. 0 1999 / 1924
9. 1 1985
10. 5 1878
TOP 10 WARMEST CHRISTMASES IN CINCINNATI
1. 66 1893
2. 65 1932
3. 64 1982
4. 62 1889
5. 61 1875
6. 60 1955 / 1877
8. 59 1940 / 1888
10. 58 1895
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