This year, there's a 0% chance of Greater Cincinnati having a white Christmas.
The National Weather Service is blaming the climate pattern La Niña, which is a natural cycle marked by cooler-than-average ocean water in the central Pacific Ocean and is one of the main drivers of weather in the U.S., for the warm, snow-less Christmas Day.
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Otherwise, there will be a cold start to the week, but Greater Cincinnati will see dry weather, clear skies and temperatures will warm to slightly above normal.
Friday, Christmas Eve and Saturday, Christmas Day, are both expected to have highs in the upper 50s.
What has Christmas Day weather previously looked like around Cincinnati?
The NWS has collected Christmas Day statistics going back to 1871. While there have been a few years with "measurable" snow, it is more common for the area to see a small amount of rain.
The most snowfall recorded was in 1909 with 3.7 inches, while the greatest snow depth on Christmas Day was 9 inches in 2004. The average high temperature is around 39 degrees and the average precipitation is 0.10 inches.
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A "white Christmas" is defined by the NWS as having an inch or more of snow on the ground on Christmas morning. Since snow depth measurements began in Cincinnati in 1916, there have only been 16 white Christmases, with the most recent occurring in 2010 with 4 inches of snow on the ground Dec. 25.
Detailed forecast
Monday: Sunny, high near 46. Tonight, mostly clear with a low around 25 .
Tuesday: Sunny, high near 46. Tuesday night, mostly clear with a low around 29.
Wednesday: Sunny, high near 42.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, high near 49.
Friday (Christmas Eve): Mostly cloudy, high near 58.
Saturday (Christmas Day): Mostly sunny, high near 57.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, high near 51.
Source: National Weather Service, Wilmington.
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