Based
on the climate data from 1970-2000, the above graphic from the National
Climatic Data Center shows the
odds of having a "White Christmas" being defined as having
at least 1 inch of snow on the ground.
...THE WHITE
CHRISTMAS IS HARD TO COME BY IN NASHVILLE...
SINCE RECORDS ON SNOWFALL IN NASHVILLE BEGAN IN
1884, SNOW HAS FALLEN 23 TIMES ON DECEMBER 25TH WITH THE LAST OCCURRANCE IN 2002. HOWEVER, 13 OF
THESE 23 OCCASIONS WERE TRACE AMOUNTS, MEANING THAN SNOWFALL AMOUNTING
TO 0.1 INCHES OR MORE HAS ONLY OCCURRED ON 9 OF THE PAST 122 CHRISTMASES.
THIS GIVES NASHVILLIANS ONLY ABOUT AN 8 PERCENT CHANCE OF MEASURABLE
SNOWFALL ON DECEMBER 25TH IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.
THE LAST TIME SNOW WAS MEASURED IN THE CITY ON CHRISTMAS WAS
IN 1993, AND EVEN THEN, JUST 0.3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL. THE GREATEST
SNOWFALL EVER MEASURED ON DECEMBER 25TH OCCURRED IN 1969,
WITH 2.7 INCHES.
FOR THE RECORD, THE NORMAL HIGH IN NASHVILLE ON CHRISTMAS DAY IS
47
DEGREES. THE NORMAL LOW IS 30.
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