Probability of a white Christmas for selected cities, listed alphabetically by state, based on data collected by the National Climatic Data Center from 1988-2005:
Anchorage, Alaska, 90 percent
Fairbanks, Alaska, 100 percent
Phoenix, 1 percent
Little Rock, Ark., 3 percent
Los Angeles, 1 percent
San Francisco, 1 percent
Denver, 50 percent
Hartford, Conn., 57 percent
Wilmington, Del., 13 percent
Washington, D.C., 13 percent
Savannah, Ga, 3 percent
Boise, Idaho, 30 percent
Chicago, 40 percent
Indianapolis, 30 percent
Des Moines, Iowa, 50 percent
Topeka, Kansas, 23 percent
Louisville, Kentucky, 13 percent
Portland, Maine, 83 percent
Boston, 23 percent
Detroit, 50 percent
Marquette, Mich., 90 percent
Duluth, Minn., 97 percent
Minneapolis, 73 percent
St. Louis, 23 percent
Helena, Mont., 67 percent
Omaha, Neb., 44 percent
Reno, Nev., 20 percent
Concord, N.H., 87 percent
Newark, N.J. 23 percent
Albuquerque, N.M., 3 percent
New York, 10 percent
Charlotte, N.C., 1 percent
Fargo, N.D., 83 percent
Cleveland, 60 percent
Oklahoma City, 3 percent
Portland, Ore., 1 percent
Philadelphia, 10 percent
Pittsburgh, 33 percent
Providence, R.I., 37 percent
Charleston, S.C., 3 percent
Rapid City, S.D., 47 percent
Nashville, Tenn., 13 percent
Amarillo, Texas, 7 percent
Dallas, 8 percent
Salt Lake City, 53 percent
Richmond, Va., 7 percent
Seattle, 8 percent
Spokane, Wash., 70 percent
Charleston, W.V., 30 percent
Huntington, W.V., 23 percent
Milwaukee, 60 percent
Casper, Wyo., 47 percent
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