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The Day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December is the unofficial beginning of the festive season in Poland. [2] ... Nicholas does not play a major role on Christmas Day, but ...
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]
Regent Holidays has a four-day break that includes a private walking tour through Krakow’s exquisite Old Town which, until 26 December, will be hosting its superb Christmas market. Prices start ...
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.
Snow occurs when the atmosphere is "cold" all the way from the clouds to down here at the surface. And rain occurs when it's "warm" all the way from the clouds to the surface.
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.
Over the last 128 years, only 13 Decembers had less snow than this one. ... This December has been unseasonably warm with very little snow and temperatures holding steady in the mid-40s. With a ...
The snow later spread towards France and northern Spain. In mainland Europe, early snowfall was seen across much of the western half of the continent. On 17 December, the Swiss canton of Grisons saw a record-low overnight temperature of −32 °C (−25.6 °F).