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Southeast Michigan Christmas Weather History

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Detroit Christmas Day Climate Averages (1874-2023):

Average High Temperature: 33 °F
Average Low Temperature: 22 °F
Average Precipitation: 0.08 inches
Average Snowfall: 0.5 inches
Average Snow Depth: 2 inches
Probability of a White Christmas (at least 1 inch of snow on the ground) - based on 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals: 34.7%

Detroit Christmas Day Climate Extremes (1874-2023):

Highest Max Temperature: 64 °F (1982)
Lowest Max Temperature: 4 °F (1983)
Lowest Min Temperature: -10 °F (1983)
Highest Min Temperature: 50 °F (1982)
Highest Precipitation: 1.16 inches (1945)
Highest Snowfall: 7.9 inches (1915)
Highest Snow Depth: 13 inches (1951)

 
Detroit Christmas Max Temp Distribution
Detroit Christmas Min Temp Distribution
Detroit Christmas Precipitation Distribution
Detroit Christmas Snowfall Distribution
 
Detroit Christmas Day Climate Records
Date Max Temp
(°F)		 Min Temp
(°F)		 Precip
(in.)		 Snowfall
(in.)		 Snow Depth
(in.)
1874-12-25 34 16 0.00 0.0 M
1875-12-25 48 31 T 0.0 M
1876-12-25 20 10 0.05 0.5 M
1877-12-25 42 39 0.18 0.0 M
1878-12-25 15 4 0.01 0.8 M
1879-12-25 27 10 0.08 0.0 M
1880-12-25 29 26 0.02 0.2 M
1881-12-25 46 36 0.00 0.0 M
1882-12-25 40 34 0.00 0.0 M
1883-12-25 35 28 0.00 0.0 M
1884-12-25 17 6 0.00 0.0 M
1885-12-25 31 23 0.01 0.0 M
1886-12-25 22 11 0.03 0.4 M
1887-12-25 27 17 0.01 0.1 M
1888-12-25 50 39 0.06 0.0 M
1889-12-25 54 41 T 0.0 M
1890-12-25 24 16 0.00 0.0 M
1891-12-25 52 38 T 0.0 M
1892-12-25 18 8 0.21 4.0 M
1893-12-25 60 40 0.01 0.0 M
1894-12-25 32 25 0.02 0.0 M
1895-12-25 59 45 0.07 0.0 M
1896-12-25 27 14 T T M
1897-12-25 30 13 0.00 0.0 M
1898-12-25 29 24 T T M
1899-12-25 17 11 T T M
1900-12-25 25 19 0.03 0.3 M
1901-12-25 41 25 0.62 6.2 M
1902-12-25 24 11 0.33 3.3 M
1903-12-25 33 10 0.03 0.3 M
1904-12-25 27 19 T T M
1905-12-25 31 22 0.04 0.4 M
1906-12-25 23 13 T 0.3 M
1907-12-25 38 28 0.30 3.0 M
1908-12-25 36 31 0.01 T M
1909-12-25 31 21 0.36 5.4 M
1910-12-25 21 13 0.05 T M
1911-12-25 38 31 T 0.0 M
1912-12-25 38 26 0.00 0.0 M
1913-12-25 32 28 0.00 0.0 M
1914-12-25 17 1 0.00 0.0 M
1915-12-25 33 20 0.76 7.9 M
1916-12-25 32 23 0.00 0.0 M
1917-12-25 30 17 0.00 0.0 M
1918-12-25 36 20 0.04 T M
1919-12-25 26 12 0.00 0.0 M
1920-12-25 24 17 T T M
1921-12-25 21 14 0.00 0.0 M
1922-12-25 36 31 0.00 0.0 M
1923-12-25 38 30 0.10 1.0 M
1924-12-25 9 -8 T T M
1925-12-25 27 13 0.17 3.6 M
1926-12-25 28 22 0.00 0.0 M
1927-12-25 28 25 T T M
1928-12-25 37 32 0.00 0.0 M
1929-12-25 33 25 0.03 1.3 M
1930-12-25 36 24 0.00 0.0 M
1931-12-25 37 23 0.00 0.0 M
1932-12-25 56 36 0.00 0.0 M
1933-12-25 26 16 0.00 T M
1934-12-25 34 25 0.02 1.4 M
1935-12-25 22 14 0.27 3.2 M
1936-12-25 49 38 T 0.0 M
1937-12-25 35 28 T 0.0 M
1938-12-25 33 22 0.00 0.0 M
1939-12-25 33 27 T 0.0 M
1940-12-25 52 32 0.00 0.0 M
1941-12-25 36 32 T 0.0 M
1942-12-25 35 31 0.00 0.0 M
1943-12-25 43 24 0.00 0.0 M
1944-12-25 30 11 0.24 2.2 M
1945-12-25 39 28 1.16 0.2 M
1946-12-25 35 17 0.01 0.2 M
1947-12-25 25 19 0.02 0.2 M
1948-12-25 22 8 0.00 0.0 T
1949-12-25 43 28 0.00 0.0 0
1950-12-25 19 13 T T T
1951-12-25 26 18 0.54 6.2 13
1952-12-25 35 28 T T 0
1953-12-25 36 29 0.00 0.0 T
1954-12-25 39 29 0.00 0.0 0
1955-12-25 41 25 0.00 0.0 0
1956-12-25 33 25 0.03 0.3 T
1957-12-25 43 30 0.98 0.0 0
1958-12-25 25 7 0.01 0.3 2
1959-12-25 38 34 0.00 0.0 1
1960-12-25 40 16 0.00 0.0 3
1961-12-25 33 22 T T 1
1962-12-25 29 16 0.04 0.5 2
1963-12-25 38 30 T T 3
1964-12-25 42 36 0.02 0.0 0
1965-12-25 38 25 0.54 0.5 T
1966-12-25 25 18 T T 4
1967-12-25 35 18 0.21 1.3 T
1968-12-25 18 10 0.00 0.0 T
1969-12-25 25 18 T T 3
1970-12-25 27 14 0.02 0.4 T
1971-12-25 36 23 0.08 0.0 0
1972-12-25 36 33 T 0.0 0
1973-12-25 45 34 0.44 0.0 7
1974-12-25 33 25 0.04 0.4 6
1975-12-25 31 25 0.02 0.2 2
1976-12-25 35 23 T T T
1977-12-25 33 8 0.02 0.2 T
1978-12-25 34 15 T T 1
1979-12-25 46 30 0.35 T 0
1980-12-25 17 -8 T T 3
1981-12-25 30 12 0.00 0.0 7
1982-12-25 64 50 0.65 0.0 0
1983-12-25 4 -10 T T 2
1984-12-25 20 3 T T 1
1985-12-25 12 -2 T T 3
1986-12-25 37 33 T 0.0 0
1987-12-25 50 36 T 0.0 0
1988-12-25 36 21 0.01 0.1 0
1989-12-25 27 12 0.09 1.8 2
1990-12-25 23 3 T T 5
1991-12-25 40 24 0.00 0.0 0
1992-12-25 35 20 T T 0
1993-12-25 20 9 0.03 0.3 T
1994-12-25 47 29 0.00 0.0 0
1995-12-25 29 22 0.08 0.8 T
1996-12-25 22 14 T T 0
1997-12-25 39 33 0.34 T 0
1998-12-25 30 12 0.00 0.0 0
1999-12-25 28 13 0.00 0.0 0
2000-12-25 19 2 0.00 0.0 6
2001-12-25 25 18 0.02 0.3 0
2002-12-25 32 27 0.11 3.8 5
2003-12-25 32 29 0.14 1.4 1
2004-12-25 18 -4 T T 6
2005-12-25 36 33 0.62 0.5 1
2006-12-25 42 32 0.15 0.0 0
2007-12-25 31 22 0.00 0.0 T
2008-12-25 28 17 T 0.1 7
2009-12-25 42 32 0.97 0.0 0
2010-12-25 30 24 T T 5
2011-12-25 47 32 0.00 0.0 0
2012-12-25 33 22 0.00 0.0 1
2013-12-25 25 11 0.01 0.2 T
2014-12-25 40 32 T 0.0 0
2015-12-25 50 34 T 0.0 0
2016-12-25 36 35 T 0.0 3
2017-12-25 22 11 0.03 1.0 5
2018-12-25 33 24 T T 0
2019-12-25 54 31 0.00 0.0 0
2020-12-25 24 19 0.11 2.7 1
2021-12-25 53 35 0.37 0.0 0
2022-12-25 16 12 0.05 2.1 3
2023-12-25 54 45 T 0.0 0

Flint Christmas Day Climate Averages (1921-2023):

Average High Temperature: 32 °F
Average Low Temperature: 20 °F
Average Precipitation: 0.06 inches
Average Snowfall: 0.4 inches
Average Snow Depth: 2 inches
Probability of a White Christmas (at least 1 inch of snow on the ground) - based on 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals: 51.1%

Flint Christmas Day Climate Extremes (1921-2023):

Highest Max Temperature: 65 °F (1982)
Lowest Max Temperature: 8 °F (1983)
Lowest Min Temperature: -13 °F (2000)
Highest Min Temperature: 48 °F (1982)
Highest Precipitation: 0.50 inches (2003)
Highest Snowfall: 5.2 inches (2002)
Highest Snow Depth: 18 inches (2000)

 
Flint Christmas Max Temp Distribution
Flint Christmas Min Temp Distribution
Flint Christmas Precipitation Distribution
Flint Christmas Snowfall Distribution
 
Flint Christmas Day Climate Records
Date Max Temp
(°F)		 Min Temp
(°F)		 Precip
(in.)		 Snowfall
(in.)		 Snow Depth
(in.)
1921-12-25 26 5 0.00 0.0 4
1922-12-25 36 26 0.00 0.0 0
1923-12-25 35 18 0.00 0.0 2
1924-12-25 15 4 0.10 1.0 2
1925-12-25 28 13 0.30 4.0 8
1926-12-25 36 19 0.00 0.0 0
1927-12-25 27 13 0.00 0.0 0
1928-12-25 38 32 0.00 0.0 0
1929-12-25 26 20 0.11 1.4 13
1930-12-25 37 18 0.00 0.0 1
1931-12-25 45 23 0.12 0.0 0
1932-12-25 57 45 0.14 0.0 0
1933-12-25 13 2 0.00 0.0 0
1934-12-25 32 15 0.00 0.0 0
1935-12-25 25 20 0.08 1.0 1
1936-12-25 49 41 0.10 0.0 0
1937-12-25 32 26 0.00 0.0 2
1938-12-25 36 22 T T 2
1939-12-25 32 28 T T T
1940-12-25 57 40 0.00 0.0 T
1941-12-25 35 29 T T 0
1942-12-25 35 27 0.00 0.0 3
1943-12-25 41 22 0.00 0.0 0
1944-12-25 27 6 0.04 1.0 5
1945-12-25 37 22 0.38 0.2 1
1946-12-25 33 14 0.02 0.4 T
1947-12-25 26 21 0.03 0.3 2
1948-12-25 19 5 T T T
1949-12-25 43 22 0.00 0.0 0
1950-12-25 17 11 T T 1
1951-12-25 25 15 0.47 4.7 14
1952-12-25 33 28 0.03 0.2 T
1953-12-25 37 27 0.00 0.0 4
1954-12-25 38 22 0.00 0.0 T
1955-12-25 36 23 0.00 0.0 0
1956-12-25 31 20 T T T
1957-12-25 42 22 0.43 0.0 0
1958-12-25 26 -7 T T 2
1959-12-25 36 30 T 0.0 2
1960-12-25 40 13 0.00 0.0 2
1961-12-25 32 18 T T T
1962-12-25 29 11 0.03 0.4 2
1963-12-25 36 26 T T 4
1964-12-25 37 35 0.01 0.0 0
1965-12-25 37 20 0.48 5.1 3
1966-12-25 24 13 0.01 0.4 2
1967-12-25 36 20 0.12 0.6 T
1968-12-25 16 10 T T T
1969-12-25 26 15 T 0.2 2
1970-12-25 24 15 0.02 0.8 3
1971-12-25 38 25 0.12 0.0 0
1972-12-25 35 34 0.02 0.1 2
1973-12-25 43 31 0.48 0.0 8
1974-12-25 32 18 0.01 0.1 4
1975-12-25 31 21 T T 6
1976-12-25 29 18 T T 3
1977-12-25 31 6 0.02 0.2 T
1978-12-25 32 11 0.01 0.1 1
1979-12-25 41 30 0.43 T T
1980-12-25 17 -7 0.00 0.0 3
1981-12-25 30 11 0.00 0.0 4
1982-12-25 65 48 0.34 0.0 0
1983-12-25 8 -3 T T 6
1984-12-25 21 1 T T 3
1985-12-25 12 -2 T T 4
1986-12-25 34 31 0.02 T T
1987-12-25 49 33 0.00 0.0 0
1988-12-25 35 18 T 0.2 T
1989-12-25 26 12 0.06 1.1 3
1990-12-25 22 7 0.02 0.2 3
1991-12-25 37 25 0.00 0.0 T
1992-12-25 32 16 T T T
1993-12-25 17 4 T 0.5 1
1994-12-25 37 24 0.00 0.0 0
1995-12-25 26 18 0.07 0.9 2
1996-12-25 20 11 T 0.1 T
1997-12-25 34 32 0.10 0.5 1
1998-12-25 30 14 0.00 0.0 T
1999-12-25 27 11 T T 1
2000-12-25 18 -13 0.00 0.0 18
2001-12-25 25 17 0.01 0.1 1
2002-12-25 32 28 0.05 5.2 2
2003-12-25 32 29 0.50 5.0 2
2004-12-25 13 -4 T 0.1 4
2005-12-25 35 33 0.23 0.8 T
2006-12-25 40 30 0.05 0.0 0
2007-12-25 30 25 T 0.0 T
2008-12-25 26 11 T 0.2 6
2009-12-25 41 30 0.25 0.0 1
2010-12-25 27 22 T 0.2 3
2011-12-25 41 31 0.00 0.0 0
2012-12-25 32 25 0.00 0.0 2
2013-12-25 25 9 0.09 1.8 4
2014-12-25 39 35 T 0.1 0
2015-12-25 48 30 T 0.0 0
2016-12-25 35 33 0.01 T 3
2017-12-25 21 2 0.11 3.2 4
2018-12-25 30 19 0.03 0.5 1
2019-12-25 56 32 0.00 0.0 0
2020-12-25 25 20 0.12 2.1 1
2021-12-25 50 28 0.24 0.0 0
2022-12-25 17 14 0.02 0.8 5
2023-12-25 55 46 T 0.0 0

Saginaw Christmas Day Climate Averages (1912-2023):

Average High Temperature: 31 °F
Average Low Temperature: 19 °F
Average Precipitation: 0.06 inches
Average Snowfall: 0.3 inches
Average Snow Depth: 1 inch
Probability of a White Christmas (at least 1 inch of snow on the ground) - based on 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals: 45.7%

Saginaw Christmas Day Climate Extremes (1912-2023):

Highest Max Temperature: 63 °F (1982)
Lowest Max Temperature: 8 °F (1983)
Lowest Min Temperature: -4 °F (1914, 1980, 1985)
Highest Min Temperature: 46 °F (1982)
Highest Precipitation: 1.39 inches (1965)
Highest Snowfall: 5.1 inches (1915)
Highest Snow Depth: 20 inches (1929)

 
Saginaw Christmas Max Temp Distribution
Saginaw Christmas Min Temp Distribution
Saginaw Christmas Precipitation Distribution
Saginaw Christmas Snowfall Distribution
 
Saginaw Christmas Day Climate Records
Date Max Temp
(°F)		 Min Temp
(°F)		 Precip
(in.)		 Snowfall
(in.)		 Snow Depth
(in.)
1912-12-25 40 23 0.00 0.0 M
1913-12-25 33 26 T T M
1914-12-25 14 -4 0.00 0.0 7
1915-12-25 32 15 0.28 5.1 5
1916-12-25 28 18 T T M
1917-12-25 18 9 0.00 0.0 0
1918-12-25 32 11 T 0.4 4
1919-12-25 29 2 0.00 0.0 2
1920-12-25 20 7 0.03 0.0 1
1921-12-25 22 4 T T M
1922-12-25 38 31 0.01 0.0 0
1923-12-25 36 31 T T M
1924-12-25 11 -3 T T M
1925-12-25 21 8 0.03 0.2 3
1926-12-25 25 19 T T M
1927-12-25 26 19 0.00 0.0 0
1928-12-25 36 30 0.00 0.0 M
1929-12-25 34 24 0.07 0.7 20
1930-12-25 41 20 0.00 0.0 1
1931-12-25 40 21 0.03 0.2 M
1932-12-25 53 32 0.02 0.0 0
1933-12-25 24 7 0.00 0.0 1
1934-12-25 33 20 0.02 0.2 3
1935-12-25 20 8 0.21 2.1 3
1936-12-25 52 39 0.22 0.0 0
1937-12-25 32 27 0.10 1.0 9
1938-12-25 31 22 0.00 0.0 3
1939-12-25 32 26 0.00 0.0 M
1940-12-25 51 36 0.00 0.0 0
1941-12-25 35 30 0.00 0.0 0
1942-12-25 33 16 0.00 0.0 1
1943-12-25 40 20 0.00 0.0 0
1944-12-25 28 6 T T M
1945-12-25 38 26 0.58 T M
1946-12-25 30 17 0.01 0.8 1
1947-12-25 26 20 0.05 0.5 2
1948-12-25 21 3 T T T
1949-12-25 41 18 T 0.0 0
1950-12-25 16 8 T T 2
1951-12-25 23 13 0.30 3.3 17
1952-12-25 34 29 T T 0
1953-12-25 40 27 0.00 0.0 1
1954-12-25 39 27 0.00 0.0 2
1955-12-25 35 22 0.00 0.0 0
1956-12-25 34 17 T T T
1957-12-25 40 26 0.50 0.0 0
1958-12-25 24 5 T T 1
1959-12-25 33 29 0.01 T 1
1960-12-25 29 15 0.00 0.0 T
1961-12-25 30 20 T T 1
1962-12-25 25 10 0.04 0.4 4
1963-12-25 36 27 0.00 0.0 3
1964-12-25 36 33 T 0.0 0
1965-12-25 32 15 1.39 5.0 5
1966-12-25 23 13 T T 3
1967-12-25 33 20 0.05 0.5 2
1968-12-25 18 8 0.00 0.0 0
1969-12-25 23 10 0.02 0.2 T
1970-12-25 24 15 0.06 0.6 4
1971-12-25 34 25 0.03 0.0 0
1972-12-25 33 32 T T 2
1973-12-25 40 26 0.30 0.0 3
1974-12-25 32 17 0.00 0.0 2
1975-12-25 29 24 0.03 0.3 5
1976-12-25 32 23 T T 3
1977-12-25 28 4 T T T
1978-12-25 31 12 0.02 0.2 1
1979-12-25 38 29 0.26 T 0
1980-12-25 15 -4 0.00 0.0 4
1981-12-25 33 17 0.00 0.0 0
1982-12-25 63 46 0.50 0.0 0
1983-12-25 8 -2 0.00 0.0 5
1984-12-25 17 -2 0.00 0.0 5
1985-12-25 13 -4 0.00 0.0 5
1986-12-25 34 31 T 0.0 0
1987-12-25 43 32 0.00 0.0 0
1988-12-25 34 20 T T 0
1989-12-25 28 12 0.04 4.0 1
1990-12-25 23 8 0.02 T 1
1991-12-25 38 24 0.00 0.0 0
1992-12-25 31 14 T T T
1993-12-25 18 2 T T T
1994-12-25 46 26 0.00 0.0 0
1995-12-25 27 18 0.01 0.3 4
1996-12-25 21 12 0.04 1.0 1
1997-12-25 35 32 0.00 0.0 2
1998-12-25 30 11 0.00 0.0 T
1999-12-25 28 10 0.00 0.0 0
2000-12-25 18 -3 T T 15
2001-12-25 27 18 0.01 0.4 0
2002-12-25 32 26 0.20 3.3 0
2003-12-25 32 22 0.45 4.5 0
2004-12-25 13 -2 T T M
2005-12-25 34 32 0.21 T M
2006-12-25 42 29 0.00 0.0 0
2007-12-25 31 23 0.00 0.0 1
2008-12-25 27 11 T T M
2009-12-25 40 30 0.27 0.0 3
2010-12-25 27 21 0.00 0.0 5
2011-12-25 43 32 0.00 0.0 0
2012-12-25 33 24 0.00 0.0 1
2013-12-25 24 7 0.08 1.4 8
2014-12-25 38 34 0.01 T T
2015-12-25 47 30 0.00 0.0 0
2016-12-25 35 32 T 0.0 5
2017-12-25 20 4 T T 2
2018-12-25 33 26 T 0.1 T
2019-12-25 47 32 0.00 0.0 0
2020-12-25 25 20 0.02 0.4 T
2021-12-25 46 29 0.06 0.0 0
2022-12-25 18 15 T 0.1 3
2023-12-25 54 44 0.01 0.0 0
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