National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Based on records from 1894 to 2023 from the NWS Elmira Cooperative Observer

  • Average high temperature = 36.7°F
  • Average low temperature = 21.3°F

Christmas Snow:

  • 46% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snow on the ground (or about 1 out of every 2 years)
  • 10% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snowfall (or about 1 out of every 9 years)
  • 13% of Christmas days see more than a trace of snowfall (or about 1 out of every 7 years)

Christmas Extremes:

Highest Maximum Temperature
  1. 64°F in 2015
  2. 63°F in 1982
  3. 63°F in 1932
  4. 58°F in 1895
  5. 57°F in 1965
  6. 57°F in 1936
  7. 56°F in 2014
  8. 56°F in 1964
  9. 55°F in 1940
  10. 54°F in 1987
Highest Minimum Temperature
  1. 43°F in 1895
  2. 40°F in 2014
  3. 40°F in 1979
  4. 38°F in 1918
  5. 37°F in 1982
  6. 37°F in 1964
  7. 37°F in 1936
  8. 36°F in 1965
  9. 36°F in 1942
  10. 36°F in 1941
Lowest Maximum Temperature
  1. 10°F in 1983
  2. 13°F in 2022
  3. 14°F in 1969
  4. 21°F in 1999
  5. 21°F in 1992
  6. 21°F in 1906
  7. 22°F in 1989
  8. 24°F in 1968
  9. 24°F in 1960
  10. 24°F in 1927
Lowest Minimum Temperature
  1. -16°F in 1980
  2. -10°F in 1969
  3. -2°F in 1983
  4. 0°F in 2022
  5. 0°F in 1960
  6. 4°F in 1975
  7. 4°F in 1897
  8. 5°F in 1968
  9. 7°F in 2013
  10. 7°F in 2008

 

Most Snowfall on Christmas Day
  1. 10.2 inches in 1978
  2. 4.5 inches in 1966
  3. 4.2 inches in 1908
  4. 3.0 inches in 1980
  5. 2.5 inches in 1935
  6. 2.5 inches in 1934
  7. 2.5 inches in 1920
  8. 1.0 inches in 2013
  9. 1.0 inches in 2012
  10. 1.0 inches in 1974
Most Snow on Ground on Christmas Day
  1. 10.0 inches in 1978
  2. 9.0 inches in 1969
  3. 7.0 inches in 1995
  4. 7.0 inches in 1962
  5. 7.0 inches in 1960
  6. 7.0 inches in 1945
  7. 6.0 inches in 2005
  8. 6.0 inches in 1973
  9. 6.0 inches in 1944
  10. 5.0 inches in 1966
Two-day Snowfall (Christmas Eve /Christmas Day)
  1. 10.2 inches in 1978
  2. 6.0 inches in 1963
  3. 4.5 inches in 1966
  4. 4.2 inches in 1908
  5. 4.0 inches in 1969
  6. 3.0 inches in 1980
  7. 3.0 inches in 1920
  8. 2.5 inches in 1935
  9. 2.5 inches in 1934
  10. 2.5 inches in 1912
Highest rainfall on Christmas Day
  1. 1.93 inches in 2020
  2. 1.31 inches in 1978
  3. 0.66 inches in 2003
  4. 0.60 inches in 1974
  5. 0.53 inches in 1979
  6. 0.48 inches in 2006
  7. 0.42 inches in 1908
  8. 0.33 inches in 1915
  9. 0.32 inches in 1994
  10. 0.24 inches in 1980