Will Boise get a white Christmas?

Summary

The Associated Press on Wednesday released the probability of a white Christmas for selected cities nationwide listed alphabetically by state, based on data collected by the National Climatic Data Center from 1988-2005.

Story Created: Nov 25, 2009 at 11:34 AM MST

Story Updated: Nov 25, 2009 at 11:39 AM MST

Will Boise get a white Christmas?

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BOISE - If you're already dreaming of a white Christmas in the Treasure Valley you might want to keep dreaming.

The Associated Press on Wednesday released the probability of a white Christmas for selected cities nationwide listed alphabetically by state, based on data collected by the National Climatic Data Center from 1988-2005.

And, according to the data, residents in Boise have a 30 percent chance of having a white Christmas this year.

Here's the rest of the cities:

Anchorage, Alaska, 90 percent

Fairbanks, Alaska, 100 percent

Phoenix, 1 percent

Little Rock, Ark., 3 percent

Los Angeles, 1 percent

San Francisco, 1 percent

Denver, 50 percent

Hartford, Conn., 57 percent

Wilmington, Del., 13 percent

Washington, D.C., 13 percent

Savannah, Ga, 3 percent

Boise, Idaho, 30 percent:

Chicago, 40 percent

Indianapolis, 30 percent

Des Moines, Iowa, 50 percent

Topeka, Kansas, 23 percent

Louisville, Kentucky, 13 percent

Portland, Maine, 83 percent

Boston, 23 percent

Detroit, 50 percent

Marquette, Mich., 90 percent

Duluth, Minn., 97 percent

Minneapolis, 73 percent

St. Louis, 23 percent

Helena, Mont., 67 percent

Omaha, Neb., 44 percent

Reno, Nev., 20 percent

Concord, N.H., 87 percent

Newark, N.J. 23 percent

Albuquerque, N.M., 3 percent

New York, 10 percent

Charlotte, N.C., 1 percent

Fargo, N.D., 83 percent

Cleveland, 60 percent

Oklahoma City, 3 percent

Portland, Ore., 1 percent

Philadelphia, 10 percent

Pittsburgh, 33 percent

Providence, R.I., 37 percent

Charleston, S.C., 3 percent

Rapid City, S.D., 47 percent

Nashville, Tenn., 13 percent

Amarillo, Texas, 7 percent

Dallas, 8 percent

Salt Lake City, 53 percent

Richmond, Va., 7 percent

Seattle, 8 percent

Spokane, Wash., 70 percent

Charleston, W.V., 30 percent

Huntington, W.V., 23 percent

Milwaukee, 60 percent

Casper, Wyo., 47 percent

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