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The highlight of the holiday is Christmas Eve on 24 December; Christmas trees are traditionally decorated and lit in family rooms on the morning of Christmas Eve. The Polish Wigilia supper begins with the appearance of the first star, which corresponds to the Star of Bethlehem .
In the United States, the official definition of a white Christmas is that there has to be a snow depth of at least 1 in or 2.5 cm on the ground on 25 December in the contiguous United States, [4] and in Canada the official definition is that there has to be more than 2 cm (0.79 in) on the ground on Christmas Day. [5]
December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) ... 1937 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, ...
The heaviest snowstorm ever recorded in the state was in the Shreveport area, where 11.0 inches (280 mm) of snow fell in December 1929. This fell on December 21 and 22; half an inch remained on the ground on December 25 making this the only Christmas Day of record with snow on the ground. In 1948, 12.4 inches of snow was measured for the month ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – After a mild start to the week, cold, arctic air is right around the corner for Central New York. Details below… Lake snow showers gradually taper It’s a brisk and ...
The amount of snow received at weather stations varies substantially from year to year. For example, the annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park has been as little as 266 inches (680 cm) in 2014-2015 and as much as 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in 1971–1972.
Over the last 128 years, only 13 Decembers had less snow than this one. ... The hottest Dec. 28 on record was in 1971, when temps reached a startling 63 degrees.
In the period of 1980 to 2010, there were 19 Decembers without snow, and in the period of 2000 to 2010 seven. December 2006 was the warmest one in Poland since 1779. In most of Poland, average temperatures rose by 3-5 degrees Celsius during the last three decades. [28] These changes can be attributed to climate change.