For the primary time in 15 years, Bing Crosby’s dream of a white Christmas was realized in New York Metropolis on Wednesday morning.
One inch of snow was measured in Central Park at 7 a.m., sufficient for the Nationwide Climate Service to formally proclaim a white Christmas within the metropolis.
It was the primary time there was measurable snow on the bottom in Central Park on Christmas Day since 2009, when 2 inches had been measured. Although some snow fell on Christmas morning in 2017, it didn’t accumulate in measurable quantities and subsequently didn’t rely within the official tally.
This yr’s snow fell on Christmas Eve and remained on the bottom into Christmas Day. Colder than normal temperatures ensured that the white stuff melted slowly.
An individual dressed as Santa Claus working for ideas waits for patrons close to the the Rockefeller Christmas Tree on Christmas Day, December 25, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Pictures)
Temperatures had been anticipated to stay within the 30s all through Christmas Day and on Thursday, in line with the Nationwide Climate Service. In a single day lows had been predicted within the excessive 20s, and no additional precipitation was anticipated.
Elsewhere within the tristate space, some places celebrated even whiter Christmases. Port Jervis, N.Y., in Orange County, recorded 2.5 inches of snow, and Sussex, N.J., tallied 1.9 inches, in line with WCBS.
Individuals use a selfie stick with take a photograph in entrance of the Rockefeller Christmas Tree on Christmas Day, December 25, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Pictures)
White Christmases are comparatively uncommon within the metropolis, though they maintain a particular place within the basic consciousness because of the hit track from 1942 written by Irving Berlin and recorded by Bing Crosby. Since 1967, there have solely been 5 white Christmases within the 5 boroughs — after there have been 5 in seven years between 1959 and 1966.
