Editing White Christmas (weather) (section)

=== Ireland ===
In [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], the prospect of early winter snow is always remote due to the country's mild and wet climate (snowfall is most common in January and February). Bookmakers offer odds every year for a white Christmas, which is officially lying snow being recorded at 09:00 local time on Christmas Day, and recorded at either [[Dublin Airport]] or [[Cork Airport]] (bets are offered for each airport).{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

Since 1961, countrywide, snow has ''fallen'' on 17 Christmas Days (1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2010), with nine of these having snow ''lying on the ground'' at 09:00 (1964, 1970, 1980, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2010).{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} The maximum amount of lying snow ever recorded on Christmas Day was {{convert|27|cm|abbr=on}} at [[Casement Aerodrome]] in 2010.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

At Dublin Airport, there have been 12 Christmas Days with snowfall since 1941 (1950, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1970, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2004).{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} The statistical likelihood of snow falling on Christmas Day at Dublin Airport is approximately once every 5.9 years. However, the only Christmas Day at the airport ever to have lying snow at 09:00 was 2010 (although no snow actually fell that day), with {{convert|20|cm|abbr=on}} recorded.<ref>[http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/SnowfallAnal.pdf Met Éireann – ''Snowfall in Ireland''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121071805/http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/SnowfallAnal.pdf |date=21 January 2013 }}</ref>