How much snow is required to constitute a white christmas. All the local Maryland weather forecasters say it's not happening, but when I look outside there are snowflakes. Is accumulation required?
Please advise so I know whether I can enjoy a white Christmas or am living a lie.
White Christmas?
- pacman000
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Re: White Christmas?
Depends on the area. Down south snow fall or snow left from an old snowfall is enough.
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Re: White Christmas?
If the lightest dusting of snow covers the highest peak of a hilltop in the most northern part of Scotland the UK press will declare we’ve had a white Christmas 

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Re: White Christmas?
Living in Minnesota, I know the "official" recording here requires 1 inch of snow on the ground on Christmas morning. Your milage may vary.
I always enjoy snowfall on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. So festive.
I always enjoy snowfall on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. So festive.
- ASalvaro
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Re: White Christmas?
i moved from Chicago to North Carolina to avoid a white Christmas 

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Re: White Christmas?
I'm looking out my back window here, and all I see everywhere is green. We've not had a single flake of snow here in my neck of the woods for a couple of weeks now. In fact, we've mostly have gotten rain. And while I like the fact that I don't have to go out and freeze my butt off shoveling snow, it just dosen't seem like Christmas without at least a few inches of the white stuff on the ground.