Will North Carolina Get Snow on Christmas?

Here in North Carolina, we don't get a ton of snow. That's a good thing in my book. I actually grew up in Michigan, and I'm not a fan of snow, at all, but I suppose I got used to it. Even though I'll never liked the white stuff, I know a lot of people want a white Christmas. So, will North Carolina get snow on Christmas? It's a question on plenty of people's minds. Let's find out.

Pennstakes.com has put out a study about the chance of getting a white Christmas in various areas around the U.S. As cited in a new survey from PennStakes.com, a whopping 59% of Americans are hoping for a white Christmas. As for methodology, according to the site, 3,000 Americans over 21 were polled between Oct. 31 and Nov. 3. They add, "Of those surveyed, 49% were male and 51% were female. The age breakdown of participants included in this survey was 20% in the range 21-34, 19% in the range 35-44, 19% in the range 44-54, 18% in the range 55-64, and 24% over 65+."

So, will that dream be a reality? PennStakes.com looked at the years 1991 and 2020 and analyzed weather data from Climate.gov, showing how often each state has received at least 1 inch of snow on December 25, to find out the likelihood of a white Christmas. So, will North Carolina get snow on Christmas? According to their findings, 64% of people in North Carolina want a white Christmas (not me). That's very high compared to many areas of the country. But, North Carolina's chance of seeing a white Christmas is about 3.1%. Not very high. For South Carolina, that chance is just 0.6%. The state with the highest percentage of people who want to see a white Christmas is actually Kentucky at 77%, which surprises me. But, Kentucky only has a 6.6% chance of that being a reality. Sorry, Kentucky friends, but at least you have great bourbon.