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Christmas_Snow_26m (Map Service)


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Current Version: 10.81

Service Description: This tiled service shows the historic probability of there being at least 1-inch of snow on the ground in the Lower 48 states on December 25 based on the 1981-2010  U.S. Climate Normals from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.  Dark gray shows places where the probability is less than 10 percent, while white shows probabilities greater than 90 percent. While the map shows the climatological probability that a snow depth of at least one inch will be observed on December 25, the actual conditions this year may vary widely from these probabilities because the weather patterns present will determine the snow on the ground or snowfall on Christmas day. 

For a more detailed assessment of the probability of a white Christmas as well as documentation of the methodology used to calculate the map’s underlying climatological statistics, see the scientific paper, White Christmas? An Application of NOAA’s 1981-2010 Daily Normals, by NCEI scientists and published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.


Map Name: Map37

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Layers: Tables: Description: This tiled service shows the historic probability of there being at least 1-inch of snow on the ground in the Lower 48 states on December 25 based on the 1981-2010  U.S. Climate Normals from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.  Dark gray shows places where the probability is less than 10 percent, while white shows probabilities greater than 90 percent. While the map shows the climatological probability that a snow depth of at least one inch will be observed on December 25, the actual conditions this year may vary widely from these probabilities because the weather patterns present will determine the snow on the ground or snowfall on Christmas day. 

For a more detailed assessment of the probability of a white Christmas as well as documentation of the methodology used to calculate the map’s underlying climatological statistics, see the scientific paper, White Christmas? An Application of NOAA’s 1981-2010 Daily Normals, by NCEI scientists and published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.


Copyright Text: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Climate Program Office (CPO), Climate.gov; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

Spatial Reference:
102008

Single Fused Map Cache: true

Capabilities: Map,TilesOnly

Tile Info:
Initial Extent:
Full Extent:
Min Scale: 2.6E7
Max Scale: 1875000.0

Min LOD: 0
Max LOD: 4

Units: esriMeters

Supported Image Format Types: PNG

Export Tiles Allowed: false
Max Export Tiles Count: 100000

Document Info: