DFW - Christmas Day Climatology

Snow in the Great Lakes; Windy Conditions in the East

Lake effect snow will impact the Great Lakes region through the day. Gusty winds will pick up across the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic beginning this afternoon following a cold front. Elevated fire weather conditions will persist across the Desert Southwest today, with critical fire weather conditions developing Wednesday and Thursday in the Southern Plains. Read More >

Dallas/Fort Worth - Christmas Day Climatology

December 25

Temperature
Normal maximum: 56°F Normal minimum: 37°F Number of freezes: 49 Number of days with maximum: 100°F or more: 0 32°F or less: 2

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Maximum
1	82	2021
2	80	2016
3 (tie)	78	1934
3 (tie)	78	1922
5	75	1971

Rank	Temperature	Year
Lowest Minimum
1	6	1983
2 (tie)	17	1980
2 (tie)	17	1921
4	18	1918
5	19	2004

Rank	Temperature	Year
Lowest Maximum
1	18	1983
2	31	1985
3 (tie)	38	2000
3 (tie)	38	1980
5 (tie)	39	1943
	39	1939
	39	1918
	39	1914

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Minimum
1	69	2016
2	58	2021
3 (tie)	55	2018
3 (tie)	55	1936
5 (tie)	51	2024
5 (tie)	51	1971

Precipitation

Number of occurrences with any precipitation: 36
Number of occurrences with measurable precipitation: 17
Average amount when precipitation occurred: 0.18"
Chance of measurable precipitation: 13%
Number of occurrences of:
   thunder: 1
     snow: 4
     sleet (ice pellets): 2
     freezing rain/freezing drizzle (glaze): 1
     fog: 24

Rank	Precipitation	Year
Wettest
1	1.94	2000
2	1.33	2012
3	0.93	1987
4	0.53	1938
5	0.34	1957

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Significant Events

2012 - Early morning thunderstorms gave way to snow and sleet. The greatest concentration of heavy snow was in western Denton County and Collin County where 4-6" fell. There were also isolated locations that received 4-6" of snow in Parker, Grayson, Fannin, Hunt, and Rains counties.
2009 - Snow remained on the ground from the Christmas Eve snowstorm.
2000 - Record rainfall of nearly 2" fell during the evening with temperatures from 32°F to 34°F with some minor freezing rain. However, severe freezing rain occurred north and northeast of the Metroplex.
1997 - A few flurries were mixed with rain during the evening. The next morning a blanket of up to ½" of snow covered portions of the Metroplex.
1975 - 0.4" of snow fell on the first almost white Christmas in nearly 50 years.
1974 - A trace of sleet was reported.
1963 - No snow remained from a 2" snowfall on December 22.
1926 - 2" of snow fell in Fort Worth but melted by afternoon. Dallas received 6.3" of snow.
1914 - There was a trace of snow recorded with a few brief flurries.
1879 - 1" of sleet and snow was on the ground. It was said that the snow and sleet was so compacted that a horse's hoof did not leave an imprint in the snow.
1841 - Three soldiers from a nearby fort were tracking a bear in 6" of snow near what is now White Rock Lake.

Snow in the Great Lakes; Windy Conditions in the East

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