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Ohio weather is notoriously unpredictable. That’s to the dismay of Cincinnatians who dream of a white Christmas every year.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s long-term forecast for Cincinnati says this winter will be colder than normal. It predicts the snowiest periods will be in late December, late January into early February, late February, and in mid-March.
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When will it snow in Cincinnati? What to know about the 2024-25 winter forecast
While we don’t officially know what 2024 holds, here’s a look back at our white Christmases 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 particular day. In other words, snow depth indicates how much snow has accumulated over time before it has melted off.
Meteorologists started recording daily stats in 1878. The weather service’s Cincinnati-area data says:
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The highest snow depth on Dec. 25 was in 2004 when 9 inches had piled up over time.
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The most snowfall we ever saw over the course of a single Christmas Day was in 1909 when 3.7 inches accumulated throughout the 24-hour period.
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And, the coldest Christmas on record was in 1983 when the day’s low temperature reached minus 12 degrees.
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: White Christmas: Which Dec. 25 saw the most snow in Cincinnati?
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