Probability of a White Christmas

Even those who dislike snow the most can tolerate a white Christmas. The holiday is somehow more magical when there is snow on the ground.
Below is a list of Canadian cities indicating the probability of a white Christmas based on historical data. Environment and Climate Change Canada defines a white Christmas as having snow on the ground of 2 cm or more on Christmas morning at 7 a.m.
The date is for a period of 67 years from 1955-2021
Brandon 94%
Barrie 76%
Buttonville 56%
Calgary 61%
Charlottetown 75%
Edmonton 88%
Fredericton 72%
Goose Bay 99%
Grand Prairie 87%
Halifax 52%
Hamilton 60%
Iqaluit 100%
Kamloops 52%
Kelowna 64%
Kenora 100%
Kitchener-Waterloo 69%
Lethbridge 49%
London 66%
Medicine Hat 57%
Moncton 72%
Montreal 75%
Ottawa 79%
Prince George 90%
Penticton 31%
Quebec 97%
Regina 87%
Saint John 57%
Sarnia 57%
Saskatoon 93%
St. John's 66%
Sault Ste Marie 90%
Stephenville 81%
Sudbury 94%
Sydney 58%
Thunder Bay 97%
Timmins 99%
Toronto City 45%
Toronto (GTA) 51%
Vancouver 9%
Victoria 12%
Whitehorse 100%
Wiarton 79%
Windsor 43%
Winnipeg 99%
Yellowknife 100%
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
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