Locations Probability of A White Christmas (At least two centimetres of snow on the ground) Greatest Snowfall on Christmas Day (centimetres) Probability of a Perfect Christmas (Snow in the air and at least two centimetres of snow on the ground) St. John's 65% 20.3 cm in 1955 24% Goose Bay 100% 27.6 cm in 1984 30% Charlottetown 87% 19.3 cm in 1970 48% Halifax 59% 17.7 cm in 2000 24% Fredericton 85% 23.0 cm in 1997 30% Moncton 74% 21.8 cm in 1970 39% Saint John 65% 27.9 cm in 1961 33% Quebec City 100% 20.4 cm in 1978 50% Montreal 80% 32.8 cm in 1966 25% Val d'Or 100% 14.2 cm in 1989 48% Toronto 57% 10.4 cm in 1951 13% Ottawa 83% 20.2 cm in 1978 35% Sudbury 96% 17.8 cm in 1992 46% Timmins 100% 17.0 cm in 1973 52% London 74% 14.2 cm in 1951 33% Kitchener 74% 8.6 cm in 1978 35% Hamilton 68% 7.6 cm in 1965 & 1978 26% Windsor 41% 9.9 cm in 1944 4% Sault Ste. Marie 93% 24.6 cm in 1992 70% Thunder Bay 100% 12.4 cm in 1969 34% Winnipeg 98% 9.4 cm in 1938 11% Brandon 93% 18.0 cm in 1942 15% Regina 91% 8.1 cm in 1975 24% Saskatoon 98% 7.6 cm in 1922 22% Calgary 59% 10.2 cm in 1923 4% Edmonton 88% 4.1 cm in 1961 20% Kelowna 69% 12.2 cm in 1976 22% Vancouver 11% 17.5 cm in 1971 4% Victoria 11% 9.1 cm in 1971 7% Prince Rupert 13% 4.6 cm in 1974 5% Whitehorse 100% 27.0 cm in 1980 27% Yellowknife 100% 4.3 cm in 1956 & 1970 27% Iqaluit 100% 10.4 cm in 1964 21% Alert 100% 3.6 cm in 1984 9%
According to the table below, which was put together by Environment Canada, Toronto has a 57% of having a white Christmas, and only a 13% of having a perfect Christmas (snow on the ground and in the air).
In comparison, Ottawa has an 83% chance, Calgary has a 59% chance, and Vancouver only has a 11% chance.
Photo by Tom Purves. The weather prediction table comes from Environment Canada.
Monday, December 07, 2009
The Probability of a White Christmas in Toronto (and Across Canada)
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I would like to know for Toronto, or Ontario for that fact, how many "white Christmas" we ve had in the last 20yrs.
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