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Snow at Christmas in the UK

Met Office white Christmas infographic and videographic showing snow at Christmas in the UK over the last 50 years.

Snow at Christmas

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White Christmas videographic

The history of UK white Christmases
Met Office white Christmas videographic showing snow fall and snow on the ground in the UK at Christmas over the last 50 years.

 For more information on snow at Christmas have a look at our Will it be a white Christmas? page.

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