<P> In 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). 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). The maximum amount of lying snow ever recorded on Christmas Day was 27 cm (11 in) at Casement Aerodrome in 2010 . </P> <P> 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). 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 20 cm (7.9 in) recorded . </P> <P> White Christmases in Romania have been rare in recent times, and they will likely continue so, due to the geographic position of Romania and climate change . In recent years, blizzard and snow falls usually start in January and they usually end at the beginning of March . However, at high altitudes, white Christmases are very common . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Probability </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bucharest </Td> <Td> 75% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iași </Td> <Td> 80% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Timişoara </Td> <Td> 70% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cluj Napoca </Td> <Td> 85% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Constanţa </Td> <Td> 65% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miercurea Ciuc </Td> <Td> 90% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Craiova </Td> <Td> 75% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Braşov </Td> <Td> 85% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Satu Mare </Td> <Td> 75% </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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