New Yorkers are dreaming of a white Christmas — which has happened only six times in the last 156 years.
And, “unfortunately, this year, it’s looking like we’ll keep on dreaming,” AccuWeather.com senior meteorologist John Feerick told The Post Saturday.
There is a possibility New York and New Jersey could get a light snowfall early this week, but the holiday will be dry and pleasant, with temps in the mid-40s.
“There is a chance for a little bit of snow, later Monday night, Tuesday morning. But even if we were to get a small accumulation out of that, it would melt by the time we got to Christmas,” Feerick said.
Last year, there was an inch of snow on the ground in Central Park on Christmas Day, which was the first white Christmas since 2009.
Snowfall on Christmas Day is a rare occurrence in the Big Apple.
“The last time there was actually accumulating snow on Christmas Day in New York City was 2002 when 5 inches of snow fell in Central Park,” he said.
“Only six times in the last 156 years has New York City had over an inch of snowfall on Christmas Day.”
The most snow to fall on Christmas Day in Central Park was 7 inches in 1909.
