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Christmas Weather in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Area
Based on records from 1955 to 2005 from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
Christmas Normals:
- Average high temperature = 34°F
- Average low temperature = 21°F
Christmas Snow:
- 39% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snow on the ground (or about 2 out of every 5 years)
- 24% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snowfall (or about 1 in every 4 years)
- 63% of Christmas days see a trace of snowfall (or about 3 out of every 5 years)
Christmas Extremes:
| Highest Maximum Temperature |
| | Temp | Year |
| 1. | 62°F | 1964 |
| 2. | 60°F | 1979 |
| 3. | 56°F | 1982 |
| 4. | 53°F | 1965 |
| 5. | 48°F | 2005 |
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| Highest Minimum Temperature |
| | Temp | Year |
| 1. | 45°F | 1964 |
| 2. | 41°F | 1987 |
| 3. | 41°F | 1979 |
| 4. | 38°F | 1986 |
| 5. | 37°F | 1972 |
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| Lowest Maximum Temperature |
| | Temp | Year |
| 1. | 4°F | 1983 |
| 2. | 8°F | 1980 |
| 3. | 12°F | 1968 |
| 4. | 16°F | 1958 |
| 5. | 17°F | 2000 |
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| Lowest Minimum Temperature |
| | Temp | Year |
| 1. | -7°F | 1980 |
| 2. | -7°F | 1969 |
| 3. | -5°F | 1983 |
| 4. | 5°F | 1968 |
| 5. | 6°F | 2000 |
| Most Snowfall on Christmas Day |
- 15.0 inches in 2002
- 2.6 inches in 1993
- 2.2 inches in 1978
- 2.1 inches in 1985
- 1.5 inches in 1975
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| Most Snow on Ground on Christmas Day |
- 13* inches in 2002* Estimated
- 12 inches in 1969
- 8 inches in 1966
- 6 inches in 1963 and 1961
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| Two-day Snowfall (Christmas Eve /Christmas Day) |
- 15.0 inches in 2002
- 6.9 inches in 1966
- 5.5 inches in 1961
- 4.1 inches in 1978
- 3.0 inches in 1980
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| Liquid Equiv. Precipitation |
- 0.89 inches in 2002
- 0.62 inches in 1965
- 0.57 inches in 2005
- 0.56 inches in 1979
- 0.38 inches in 1978
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