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White Christmas, present and past

It's looking very likely that 2012 will have a white Christmas. But that's not always a given. Based on historic records fewer than three out of four Christmases in the Twin Cities are white. The interactive graphic below shows when Christmas has been old-fashioned and when it's been just basic brown in recent years.

By Billy Steve Clayton

December 20, 2012 at 8:56PM

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Billy Steve Clayton

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Billy Steve Clayton has been a graphic artist at the Star Tribune since 1984. He currently works as a web designer in the Digital Design department. HIs work experiences also include print design, infographics, illustration, 3D graphics and animation.

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