White Christmas on P.E.I. a 50/50 bet

If you're looking for a white Christmas, P.E.I. may not be your best bet according to data collected by Environment Canada.

Over the last 10 years, only five have met the national weather service's criteria for a so-called white Christmas. Environment Canada defines a white Christmas as two centimetres of accumulated snow on the ground at 8 a.m. local time Christmas morning.

The definition more than met last in 2013 with 77 centimetres on the ground at the Charlottetown airport. However, 2014 will once again be a green Christmas with rain and warm temperatures in the forecast.

Historically the odds have been dropping since the late 1970s to the 50/50 Islanders see today.