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| Christmas Day Climatology |
Here is a look at some Christmas Day Weather Statistics for our local climatological data sites since weather records have been kept. Records go back to 1871 for Cincinnati, 1878 for Columbus, and 1893 for Dayton.
The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) recently released a new "White Christmas" probability map based on the 1981-2010 data normals. This map incorporates data from observing stations with at least 25 years or more of snow data. A "White Christmas" is defined as having a snow depth of one inch or more on Christmas Morning.
.............................CINCINNATI.............................
DURING THE 30-YEAR CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD FROM 1981-2010...CINCINNATI
EXPERIENCED A WHITE CHRISTMAS 6 TIMES...OR 20 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OCCURRED 25 TIMES DURING THE LAST 118 YEARS...OR
21 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
AN INCH OR MORE OF SNOW FELL 7 TIMES DURING THE LAST 118 YEARS...OR
6 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
CINCINNATI CHRISTMAS NORMALS (DATA FROM 1981-2010):
HIGH: 39 DEGREES PRECIPITATION: 0.11 INCHES
LOW: 25 DEGREES SNOWFALL: 0.2 INCHES
AVG TEMP: 32 DEGREES
CINCINNATI CHRISTMAS EXTREMES (DATA FROM 1871-2010):
RECORD HIGH: 66 DEGREES (1893)
RECORD LOW: -12 DEGREES (1983)
COOLEST HIGH: 3 DEGREES (1983)
WARMEST LOW: 58 DEGREES (1889)
RECORD PRECIP: 1.12 INCHES (1957)
RECORD SNOWFALL: 3.7 INCHES (1909)
RECORD SNOW DEPTH: 9 INCHES (2004)
TOP 10 SNOWIEST CHRISTMASES IN CINCINNATI
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. 3.7 1909
2. 2.5 1993
3. 2.2 1969 / 1935
5. 1.1 2010 / 1992
7. 1.0 1989
8. 0.8 2002
9. 0.7 1929 / 1902
TOP 10 GREATEST SNOW DEPTHS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING IN CINCINNATI
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. 9 2004
2. 5 1935
3. 4 2010 / 1989 / 1969
6. 3 1963 / 1960
8. 2 2000 / 1929
10. 1 2002
TOP 10 COLDEST CHRISTMASES IN CINCINNATI
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. -12 1983
2. -3 2000
3. -2 2004 / 1980
5. -1 1935 / 1872
7. 0 1999 / 1924
9. 1 1985
10. 5 1878
TOP 10 WARMEST CHRISTMASES IN CINCINNATI
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. 66 1893
2. 65 1932
3. 64 1982
4. 62 1889
5. 61 1875
6. 60 1955 / 1877
8. 59 1940 / 1888
10. 58 1895
..............................COLUMBUS..............................
DURING THE 30-YEAR CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD FROM 1981-2010...COLUMBUS
EXPERIENCED A WHITE CHRISTMAS 8 TIMES...OR 27 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OCCURRED 38 TIMES DURING THE LAST 127 YEARS...OR
30 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
AN INCH OR MORE OF SNOW FELL 10 TIMES DURING THE LAST 127 YEARS...OR
8 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
COLUMBUS CHRISTMAS NORMALS (DATA FROM 1981-2010):
HIGH: 38 DEGREES PRECIPITATION: 0.10 INCHES
LOW: 25 DEGREES SNOWFALL: 0.3 INCHES
AVG TEMP: 31 DEGREES
COLUMBUS CHRISTMAS EXTREMES (DATA FROM 1878-2010):
RECORD HIGH: 64 DEGREES (1893)
RECORD LOW: -12 DEGREES (1983)
COOLEST HIGH: 1 DEGREES (1983)
WARMEST LOW: 55 DEGREES (1982)
RECORD PRECIP: 0.79 INCHES (2009)
RECORD SNOWFALL: 7.0 INCHES (1890)
RECORD SNOW DEPTH: 9 INCHES (1960)
TOP 10 SNOWIEST CHRISTMASES IN COLUMBUS
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. 7.0 1890
2. 5.7 1909
3. 3.0 1950
4. 2.5 1917
5. 2.3 1969
6. 1.9 1976
7. 1.3 1935
8. 1.2 1944
9. 1.1 1989
10. 1.0 1995
TOP 10 GREATEST SNOW DEPTHS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING IN COLUMBUS
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. 9 1960
2. 4 1995 / 1989 / 1963 / 1961
6. 3 2004 / 1980 / 1969
9. 2 2000 / 1950
TOP 10 COLDEST CHRISTMASES IN COLUMBUS
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. -12 1983
2. -5 1980
3. -4 1935
4. -3 1924
5. -2 1878
6. -1 2004
7. 1 1985
8. 2 2000
9. 4 1884
10. 7 1999
TOP 10 WARMEST CHRISTMASES IN COLUMBUS
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. 64 1893
2. 63 1982
3. 62 1940 / 1932
5. 60 1889
6. 58 1964
7. 57 1955 / 1895
9. 55 1891
10. 53 1936
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DURING THE 30-YEAR CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD FROM 1981-2010...DAYTON
EXPERIENCED A WHITE CHRISTMAS 9 TIMES...OR 30 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OCCURRED 28 TIMES DURING THE LAST 118 YEARS...OR
24 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
AN INCH OR MORE OF SNOW FELL 10 TIMES DURING THE LAST 118 YEARS...OR
8 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
DAYTON CHRISTMAS NORMALS (DATA FROM 1981-2010):
HIGH: 36 DEGREES PRECIPITATION: 0.10 INCHES
LOW: 22 DEGREES SNOWFALL: 0.2 INCHES
AVG TEMP: 29 DEGREES
DAYTON CHRISTMAS EXTREMES (DATA FROM 1893-2010):
RECORD HIGH: 65 DEGREES (1893)
RECORD LOW: -13 DEGREES (1983)
COOLEST HIGH: -1 DEGREES (1983)
WARMEST LOW: 54 DEGREES (1895)
RECORD PRECIP: 0.82 INCHES (1957)
RECORD SNOWFALL: 5.2 INCHES (1909)
RECORD SNOW DEPTH: 16 INCHES (2004)
TOP 10 SNOWIEST CHRISTMASES IN DAYTON
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. 5.2 1909
2. 2.0 1969 / 1935 / 1900
5. 1.8 1947
6. 1.6 1917
7. 1.5 1950 / 1944
9. 1.1 1975
10. 1.0 2002
TOP 10 GREATEST SNOW DEPTHS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING IN DAYTON
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. 16 2004
2. 8 1960
3. 5 1963 / 1909
5. 4 1995 / 1969
7. 3 2002 / 1989 / 1961
10. 2 2010
TOP 10 COLDEST CHRISTMASES IN DAYTON
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. -13 1983
2. -10 2004
3. -5 1980
4. -3 2000 / 1924
6. -2 1935
7. -1 1985
8. 3 1910
9. 6 1999 / 1914
TOP 10 WARMEST CHRISTMASES IN DAYTON
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RANK VALUE YEAR(S)
1. 65 1893
2. 63 1982 / 1932
4. 59 1940 / 1895
6. 58 1933
7. 53 1973 / 1955 / 1936
10. 52 1987
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KURZ
Last Modified: December 20, 2011
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