Merry Christmas & Ghosts of Christmases Past!

[wxhstn74]

http://weatherhistorian.blogspot.com/2011/12/ghosts-of-christmases-past.html

[weatherpsycho]

Fun reading. Thanks Bill!!!

[michsnowfreak]

Nice job as always! Christmas 1951 sounds fun

Here is Detroits Christmas Day snowfall and snow depth since 1906.

Since an official "White Christmas" is a snow depth of 1" or greater at obs time, I highlighted the official White Christmases in blue.

Since 1906......

50 of the 105 Christmases have officially been white, with 1"+ snowdepth, so a 48% chance.

73 of the 105 Christmases have had a trace or more of snow on the ground, so a 70% chance

32 of the 105 Christmases have had zero snow on the ground, so a 30% chance

So more or less, if you want the Bing Crosby, Courier and Ives "White Christmas" in Detroit, you have a 50/50 shot, regardless of what Grandpa tells ya

Dec 25....Snowfall...Snow Depth

1906........0.......2"

1907........M......3"

1908........T.......T

1909........M......6"

1910........0.......6"

1911........0.......0

1912........0.......T

1913........0.......T

1914........0.......7"

1915......6.4".....7"

1916........0.......6"

1917........0.......0

1918........0.......0

1919........0.......1"

1920........T.......T

1921........0.......2"

1922........0.......2"

1923........M......T

1924........T.......4"

1925......0.1".....4"

1926........0.......0

1927........T.......0

1928........0.......T

1929......1.3"...12"

1930........0.......3"

1931........0.......0

1932........0.......0

1933........T.......0

1934......1.4".....3"

1935......3.2".....3"

1936........0.......0

1937........0.......1"

1938........0.......1"

1939........0.......0

1940........0.......0

1941........0.......0

1942........0.......1"

1943........0.......T

1944......2.2".....5"

1945......0.2".....2"

1946......0.2".....1"

1947......0.2".....2"

1948........0.......T

1949........0.......0

1950........0.......T

1951......6.2"...13"

1952........T.......0

1953........0.......T

1954........0.......0

1955........0.......0

1956......0.3".....T

1957........0.......0

1958......0.3".....2"

1959........0.......1"

1960........0.......3"

1961........T.......1"

1962......0.5".....2"

1963........T.......3"

1964........0.......0

1965......0.5".....T

1966........T.......4"

1967......1.3".....T

1968........0.......T

1969........T.......3"

1970......0.4".....T

1971........0.......0

1972........0.......0

1973........0.......7"

1974......0.4".....6"

1975......0.2".....2"

1976........T.......T

1977......0.2".....T

1978........T.......1"

1979........T.......0

1980........T.......3"

1981........0.......7"

1982........0.......0

1983........T.......2"

1984........T.......1"

1985........T.......3"

1986........0.......0

1987........0.......0

1988......0.1".....0

1989......1.8".....2"

1990........T.......5"

1991........0.......0

1992........T.......0

1993......0.3".....T

1994........0.......0

1995......0.8".....T

1996........T.......T

1997........T.......0

1998........0.......0

1999........0.......0

2000........0.......6"

2001......0.3".....T

2002......3.7".....6"

2003......1.4".....1"

2004........T.......6"

2005......0.5".....1"

2006........0.......0

2007........0.......T

2008......0.1".....7"

2009........0.......T

2010........T.......5"

[Stebo]

Excellent read as always Mr. Deedler.