JACKSON, Ky. (WMDJ) – Getting to experience a white Christmas in eastern Kentucky is truly a rarity. 

This week, officials at the National Weather Service in Jackson released climate data indicating that over the past 43 years, eastern Kentucky has only enjoyed a white Christmas with snow on the ground eight times since 1981.

The last white Christmas for eastern Kentucky was in 2022.

Forecasters added there is 0% chance of adding a white Christmas to the list in 2024.