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Originally Posted by Greenman
Its all to do with two factors, one its all Dickens's fault because he painted a picture of something that used to be but no longer is
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In Dickens time (circa 170 years ago) the winters were colder and there was far more snow. During this period the North Atlantic Drift (warm sea currents which make the UK's winter climate warmer than other places on the same latitude) was not that prevalent. This resulted in the UK having the same cold winters that were/are experienced in Canada and Russia.
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although the last true White Christmas(and this is determined by one flake falling on the roof of the London Weather Centre between 5am and 10pm Christmas Eve/Day) was in the early 1990's
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The last time we had a White Christmas was in 2000. I recall that there were flurries in the evening that went into Boxing Day.