The last time we saw a white Christmas was back in 2010 with widespread snowfall
Written 20th October 2022 | Subscribe to our Christmas newsletter
Temperatures across the UK are starting to drop and with Christmas just over two months away, many people will be hoping for a White Christmas this year.
It's not widely known, but a White Christmas is defined by the Met Office as one snowflake falling at any point on the 25th December. That said, the last time we had a White Christmas in the UK was back in 2010 when we had a lot more than one snowflake with widespread snowfall right across the UK. In fact, the Met Office say that it was extremely unusual as not only was there fallen snow at 83% of their stations (the highest amount ever recorded) but snow or sleet also visibly fell at 19% of stations on Christmas Day.
The odds of a White Christmas have been slashed by bookmakers recently meaning it's even more likely that we could see snow on Christmas Day this year in the UK.
We can only hope ?
Image credit: Shropshire Star
Shropshire, UK on Christmas Day 2010
Image credit: Richard Fox, Hello Yorkshire
River Ouse in York iced over, Christmas Day 2010
