Massive Christmas Day Snowstorm For New York State?

The Holidays are here! Sure, we can debate whether or not Halloween is considered a "holiday". However, when you walk in to a store the holidays smack you in the face! But what does the forecast say about the weather for the season? Will we have a white Christmas??

Thanksgiving is still a thing, right? For most people, it is Halloween and then, boom, put up the tree and start shopping! The deals at stores start earlier every year and we seemed to have forgotten what Thanksgiving is and why it is so important.

The cold air is starting to creep in and in some states out west, they are looking at FEET of snow. It got us thinking about what this year's Christmas weather will look like and what are the odds for a white Christmas

Binghmaton, NY is pretty much the center of New York State (ish). According to the National Weather Service, these are the numbers when it comes to the potential for snowfall.

Based on records from 1951 to 2013 at the Binghamton Regional Airport:

Christmas Snow:

65% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snow on the ground (or about 2 out of every 3 years)
19% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snowfall (or about 1 in every 5 years)
52% of Christmas days see more than a trace of snowfall (or about once every two years)

For Syracuse it looks like this:

Christmas Snow:

62% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snow on the ground (or about 3 out of every 5 years)
28% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snowfall (or about 2 in every 7 years)
40% of Christmas days see more than a trace of snowfall (or about 2 out of every 5 years)

But as we end October, things are getting to be more like fall and and early winter chill is on the way as we start November.