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The weather in Ohio is notoriously unpredictable. That is to the dismay of Cincinnatians who dream of a white Christmas every year.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s long-range forecast for Cincinnati says this winter will be colder than normal. The snowiest periods are forecast to be in late December, late January, early February, late February and mid-March.
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While we don’t officially know what 2024 has in store, here’s a look back at our white Christmas past.
When was the snowiest white Christmas in Cincinnati?
The National Weather Service classifies snow accumulation in two ways: snowfall over the course of a single day and the depth of snow on a given day. In other words, snow depth indicates how much snow has accumulated over time before melting.
Meteorologists began recording daily statistics in 1878. The weather service data for the Cincinnati area says:
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The highest snow depth on December 25 was in 2004, when 25 centimeters had accumulated over time.
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The most snowfall we’ve ever seen in the course of a single Christmas Day was in 1909, when 3.7 inches of snow fell over a 24-hour period.
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And the coldest Christmas on record was in 1983, when the low temperature of the day reached minus 12 degrees.
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This article originally appeared on the Cincinnati Enquirer: White Christmas: Which December 25 saw the most snow in Cincinnati?
