Christmas Weather History in Memphis

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Christmas Day Weather in Memphis

Will we have a white Christmas in Memphis this year? What's the chance of getting snow for Christmas in Memphis?

Well, what does history say about Memphis' chances for snow? Take a look - here's the weather that's happened on Christmas Day in Memphis for the past 149 years....

Records that go back to 1889 show that Memphis had a measurable amount of snow on Christmas only once in 133 years. That was in 1913 when 3.5 inches of snow fell on Christmas Day (1.4 inches was on the ground at 6:00 a.m. that day). Trace amounts (only a few flakes - not enough to measure), fell on 11 occasions - 1914, 1918, 1926, 1939, 1948, 1975, 1980, 1992, 2009, 2010, and 2012.

There has been a few times when there was snow on the ground Christmas morning (from previous storms). The greatest was 1963 when 10 inches covered the city Christmas morning; 1962 and 2004 had 2 inches on the ground, 1998 had 1 inch on the ground, and a trace of snow on Christmas morning in 1897,1966, 1980, 1990, and 2022.

The warmest temperature for Christmas Day was 77 degrees in 2021; 1983 had the coldest Christmas at zero (0) degrees.

While a Memphis snow is rare on Christmas Day, rain has fallen several times. Christmas was rainy 50 times in the last 149 years; sleet (or freezing rain) happened three times. The wettest Christmas Day came in 1987 when 4.24 inches of rain soaked Memphis.

Will history be a guide again this year?

	Hi	Lo	Pcpn	Snow	Snow on	Character
Year	(° F)	(° F)	(IN.)	(IN.)	Ground	of the Day
1875	69	57	0.00	M	M	M
1876	33	22	T	M	M	M
1877	59	52	0.17	M	M	M
1878	25	11	0.00	M	M	M
1879	27	14	T	M	M	M
1880	37	33	0.11	M	M	M
1881	56	40	0.01	M	M	M
1882	54	42	0.00	M	M	M
1883	50	37	T	M	M	M
1884	22	13	0.00	M	M	M
1885	49	36	0.00	M	M	M
1886	39	30	0.00	M	M	M
1887	41	22	0.00	M	M	M
1888	64	52	0.00	M	M	M
1889	76	63	0.00	0	0	M
1890	40	33	1.13	0	0	M
1891	60	51	0.13	0	0	M
1892	40	32	T	0	0	M
1893	69	60	T	0	0	M
1894	47	37	0.47	0	0	M
1895	63	51	0.07	0	0	M
1896	41	22	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1897	38	29	0.05	0	T	PtCldy
1898	46	31	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1899	50	27	0.02	0	0	PtCldy
1900	52	35	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1901	62	41	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1902	45	27	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1903	49	31	0.81	0	0	Rain
1904	69	57	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1905	53	34	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1906	36	31	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1907	59	42	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1908	52	44	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1909	37	27	0.00	0	0	M
1910	53	30	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1911	52	42	0.77	0	0	Rain
1912	50	35	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1913	38	32	0.38	3.5	3.5	Snow
1914	36	24	0.19	T	0	Rain/Sleet
1915	44	35	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1916	55	42	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1917	59	28	0.02	0	0	Cloudy
1918	32	26	T	T	0	M
1919	41	27	0.00	0	0	M
1920	45	29	T	0	0	PtCldy
1921	31	27	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1922	69	49	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1923	54	41	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1924	23	14	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1925	49	33	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1926	32	27	0.40	T	0	FrzRain/Sleet
1927	46	29	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1928	53	34	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1929	55	33	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1930	44	40	1.26	0	0	Rain
1931	52	40	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1932	65	46	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1933	40	30	0.04	0	0	Rain
1934	60	51	0.58	0	0	Rain
1935	37	17	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1936	64	51	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1937	56	43	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1938	52	39	0.07	0	0	Cloudy
1939	42	28	0.02	T	0	Cloudy
1940	54	51	0.02	0	0	Cloudy
1941	51	38	0.39	0	0	Rain
1942	73	58	T	0	0	PtCldy
1943	37	33	1.27	0	0	Rain
1944	60	32	2.71	0	0	Rain
1945	42	30	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1946	61	35	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1947	48	23	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1948	39	26	T	T	0	PtCldy
1949	55	29	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1950	62	31	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1951	57	39	0.41	0	0	Rain
1952	46	28	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1953	49	26	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1954	61	28	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1955	62	51	T	0	0	Cloudy
1956	45	27	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1957	58	47	0.46	0	0	Rain
1958	45	26	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1959	54	36	T	0	0	Cloudy
1960	61	30	T	0	0	Sunny
1961	42	21	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1962	39	31	T	0	2	Cloudy
1963	45	7	0.00	0	10	Sunny
1964	68	43	T	0	0	Cloudy
1965	41	31	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1966	38	21	0.00	0	T	PtCldy
1967	54	33	0.00	0	0	M
1968	44	23	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1969	37	34	0.47	0	0	Rain
1970	43	25	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1971	67	51	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1972	41	33	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1973	58	42	0.08	0	0	Cloudy
1974	48	35	0.13	0	0	Cloudy
1975	43	36	1.29	T	0	Rain to Snow
1976	49	38	0.64	0	0	Rain
1977	44	30	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1978	53	27	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1979	49	34	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1980	31	20	T	T	T	Cloudy
1981	52	25	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1982	72	55	2.91	0	0	Rain
1983	16	0	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1984	44	28	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1985	21	12	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1986	45	33	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1987	66	40	4.24	0	0	Rain
1988	53	36	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1989	46	24	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1990	40	17	0.00	0	T	PtCldy
1991	53	29	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1992	39	28	0.21	T	0	Rain/Sleet
1993	43	30	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1994	47	34	0.00	0	0	Sunny
1995	37	27	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1996	42	24	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
1997	43	36	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
1998	41	21	0.00	0	1	PtCldy
1999	42	23	0.00	0	0	Sunny
2000	29	20	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
2001	37	23	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
2002	38	27	0.00	0	0	Sunny
2003	44	25	0.00	0	0	Sunny
2004	35	15	0.00	0	2	Sunny
2005	47	39	0.07	0	0	Cloudy
2006	47	38	1.23	0	0	Rain
2007	56	30	0.00	0	0	Sunny
2008	57	35	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
2009	45	31	T	T	0	PtCldy
2010	36	32	T	T	0	Flurries
2011	52	39	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
2012	44	34	0.65	T	0	Rain
2013	50	25	0.00	0	0	Sunny
2014	54	33	0.00	0	0	Sunny
2015	67	56	1.61	0	0	Rain
2016	68	54	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
2017	36	28	0.00	0	0	Cloudy
2018	59	41	0.02	0	0	PtCldy
2019	70	43	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
2020	33	21	0.00	0	0	Sunny
2021	77	62	0.00	0	0	PtCldy
2022	33	21	0.00	0	T	Sunny
2023	61	43	0.86	0	0	Cloudy
Average	Hi	Lo	Pcpn
	48	33	0.18

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