White Christmas in Michigan? For some it's a sure bet, for others it'll be iffy

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Published: Dec. 01, 2022, 2:28 p.m.
By Mark Torregrossa

The question is starting: Will we have a white Christmas? Let’s first look at what climatology shows us as the historical chance of a white Christmas at any location in Michigan.

Firstly, we have to determine what we want to call a “white Christmas.” Most people call a white Christmas a day with snow covering the grass so much that it mostly looks white. Others think it’s a white Christmas if there are just snowflakes in the air.

The National Weather Service has adopted a white Christmas meaning of one inch of snow on the ground.

The map below shows our percent chance of a white Christmas.



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1. A white Xmas is when the snow is up to your ass or higher

We can get somewhere from 200 to 300 inches of snowfall during the winter