PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Is there anything more magical than waking up on Christmas morning to a fresh blanket of white outside?<\/p>\n
Well, if you’re dreaming of a white Christmas in the Philadelphia region, keep dreaming. Our chances are really low.<\/p>\n
By definition, a white Christmas is defined as having at least an inch of snow on the ground.<\/p>\n
But since 1950, we’ve only had eight of those in Philadelphia, the latest in 2009, 1998 and 1995.<\/p>\n
Statistically, the chance of a white Christmas in the Poconos is 40%. But then it really drops as you head to the south — Lehigh Valley at 90%, Trenton 12%, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and the Jersey Shore are all less than 10%.<\/p>\n
And this year, it’s even less than that because temperatures will be at or above average from Christmas Eve through the 28th.<\/p>\n
So Cecily’s official forecast for Christmas: it’s not white, it’s mostly cloudy, seasonable highs in the mid to upper 40s.<\/p>\n
There’s always next year!<\/p>\n
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