The article discusses the debate surrounding the definition of a white Christmas in Boston, highlighting discrepancies in determining the last white Christmas based on different criteria. While the National Weather Service considers 2019 the last white Christmas, some argue for 2017 or even 2009. The article explores the official definition requiring at least 1 inch of snow on the ground at 7 a.m. on Christmas morning and acknowledges the challenges posed by snowfall occurring after this time.
Long ago, the National Weather Service decreed that there must be at least 1inch of snow on the ground at exactly 7 a.m. Christmas morning to qualify as a white ChristmasJust about everyone loves a white Christmas, but there's actually more to it than simply whether there's snow on Dec. 25 — and there's some controversy, too!
Slide the image above to see when Boston's last white Christmas was, depending on the interpretation.weather variable is precisely midnight to midnight on any given day. So why this exception for snow on Dec. 25?
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