Friday, December 17, 2004
White Christmas Outlook
Jason Samenow @ 3:19 AM
While I've been known to begin posts with song lyrics, I can't bring myself to commence this with Irving Berlin's "White Christmas"... Too cheesy, too predictable. Besides, did you know Irving Berlin hated Christmas? (Actually, it's a sad story).
Last week, I promised I would do an analysis of the probability of a White Christmas in Washington, DC. Well, the National Weather Service did all the work for me, and produced a nice summary. Here are the highlights:
30% probability of snow on the ground
15% probability of snow falling on Christmas Day
(That's double the usual odds, but still not great.)
May all your Christmases be white...
Last week, I promised I would do an analysis of the probability of a White Christmas in Washington, DC. Well, the National Weather Service did all the work for me, and produced a nice summary. Here are the highlights:
- In the past 133 years, snow has fallen on December 25 only 9 times, or 7% of the time.
- Snow has been on the ground on Dec 25 just 18 times, or 14% of the time.
- Snow last fell on Christmas in Washington in 2002 when a fraction of an inch accumulated.
30% probability of snow on the ground
15% probability of snow falling on Christmas Day
(That's double the usual odds, but still not great.)
May all your Christmases be white...
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