What are our chances of a White Christmas this year?

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - We are now less than two weeks away from Christmas, and there's still no snow on the ground. So what are our chances of getting a White Christmas?

13 days out, it's still too early to accurately forecast whether we'll have snow on Christmas Day. Until we get a little closer, the best tool we can use to determine our chances of a White Christmas is to look at history.

To determine our chances, it really depends on how you define the term. The most accepted definition of a White Christmas is to have an inch of snow on the ground on Christmas Day.

Under that definition, according to the National Climatic Data Center , our historical probability of a White Christmas is between 50 and 75 percent. The highest chances of a White Christmas in western Massachusetts occur over the Berkshires.

Like the song suggests, it is something that many people here are dreaming about.

"Honestly looking back when I was younger I don't really remember it being important or thinking about having a White Christmas, but now I want nothing but a White Christmas," STCC student Rachel Verkler said.

Nationwide, the best chances for a White Christmas are in parts of New Hampshire, Maine the Upper Midwest, and the mountains out west.

To see if there is any snow headed our way anytime soon, check out the 22News Storm Team Forecast .