Jessica Rennells, a climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, offers a look at your chances for enjoying – or driving through – a wet or white Thanksgiving holiday.

Rennells says:

“The best chance for a white Thanksgiving is in Anchorage, Alaska, but if you want to stay in the lower 48 states Maine is the best choice. Caribou has a 60 percent chance for snow on the ground, based on the past 50 years.

“The more important concern may be weather on the busy travel days surrounding the U.S. holiday. Cleveland, Ohio, and Seattle, Wash., have a 54 percent probability of precipitation on the eve of Thanksgiving; with Seattle having a 68 percent probability of precipitation on Black Friday. Snowfall on either of those days is most likely in Alaska and Maine.

“If you’re looking to stay dry while you travel, the bet’s on Vegas! There’s only a 4 percent probability for precipitation in Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 23, although there is a 16 percent probability for the Wednesday the 21st.”

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: These are probabilities based on historical records from 1962-2011. Forecasts are available from the National Weather Service.

Probabilities for Nov. 21:

CityMeasurable PrecipitationMeasurable SnowfallMeasurable Snow on the Ground
Anchorage, AK403284
Atlanta, GA3000
Austin, TX1800
Baltimore, MD3000
Boston, MA3440
Caribou, ME523262
Charlotte, NC3000
Chicago, IL3266
Cleveland, OH542610
Denver, CO161622
Detroit, MI38126
Indianapolis3282
Las Vegas, NV1600
Miami, FL2400
Minneapolis, MN321921
Nashville, TN3600
New York, NY3000
Newark, NJ3400
Philadelphia3440
Salt Lake City281820
Seattle, WA5425
Washington, DC2600

Probabilities for Nov. 22:

City Measurable Precipitation Measurable Snowfall Measurable Snow on the Ground
Anchorage, AK 34 26 82
Atlanta, GA 28 0 0
Austin, TX 27 0 0
Baltimore, MD 28 2 0
Boston, MA 30 6 4
Caribou, ME 42 24 60
Charlotte, NC 32 0 0
Chicago, IL 28 10 2
Cleveland, OH 40 22 14
Denver, CO 18 16 22
Detroit, MI 28 14 8
Indianapolis 32 6 0
Las Vegas, NV 10 0 0
Miami, FL 24 0 0
Minneapolis, MN 30 28 30
Nashville, TN 34 0 0
New York, NY 32 2 0
Newark, NJ 30 2 0
Philadelphia 30 2 0
Salt Lake City 34 14 16
Seattle, WA 60 5 8
Washington, DC 26 2 0

Probabilities for Nov. 23:

City Measurable Precipitation Measurable Snowfall Measurable Snow on the Ground
Anchorage, AK 36 32 80
Atlanta, GA 36 2 2
Austin, TX 31 0 0
Baltimore, MD 26 6 2
Boston, MA 28 6 4
Caribou, ME 46 30 50
Charlotte, NC 26 2 0
Chicago, IL 38 10 2
Cleveland, OH 46 8 16
Denver, CO 20 18 30
Detroit, MI 40 6 2
Indianapolis 40 8 0
Las Vegas, NV 4 0 0
Miami, FL 26 0 0
Minneapolis, MN 36 30 32
Nashville, TN 40 2 0
New York, NY 26 2 2
Newark, NJ 26 2 2
Philadelphia 24 2 2
Salt Lake City 22 16 18
Seattle, WA 68 2 10
Washington, DC 24 2 2

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