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    White Christmas · Scranton

    Will it be a white Christmas in Scranton?

    In Scranton, snow falls on Christmas Day in about 22% of years. NOAA publishes no snow-on-the-ground figure for this station. That’s from NOAA’s records for 1991 to 2020.

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    Christmas Day, typically

    1 in on the ground
    No NOAA figure
    Snow falls
    22%
    Usual high
    38°F
    Usual low
    24°F

    A typical Christmas Day in Scranton runs from about 24°F to 38°F.

    Christmas 2026 is a Friday, and these NOAA figures are for December 25 itself.

    The real Christmas Day forecast for Scranton comes into range from Dec 20.

    Cities with about the same odds

    • Columbus: an inch on the ground in 23% of years
    • Boise: an inch on the ground in 21% of years
    • Dayton: an inch on the ground in 24% of years

    White Christmas odds in every city

    More about the weather here

    Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, for each city’s official station on Dec 25. NOAA counts a white Christmas as an inch or more of snow on the ground, and snow falling means at least a tenth of an inch that day. Station USW00014777.