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One question that is often asked is... What is the probability of a white Christmas?

The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has put together a chart that uses stations with at least 25 years or more of snow data.

The following chart using the 1981-2010 data shows that in our part of the country, we have a white Christmas less than 40% of the time.

In Omaha, the probability of a white Christmas (an inch or more of snow on the ground) is 33% (42 out of 126 years of snow records through 2018 using current data available).

The following is a compilation of weather statistics for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

OMAHA

Christmas Eve/Christmas Day in Omaha , NE (Period of Record 1871-2018)
Records	December 24th	December 25th	Normals
Warmest High Temperature	68 F 1889	57 F 1946 and 1936	Maximum Temperature	33.4 F
Coldest High Temperature	-11 F 1983	2 F 1983	Minimum Temperature	15.9 F
Warmest Low Temperature	47 F 1889	45 F 1936	Average Temperature	24.6 F
Coldest Low Temperature	-19 F 1983	-17 F 1983	Daily Precipitation	0.03”
Wettest	0.79" 1875	1.12” 1941	Snowfall *	0.2"
Snowiest *	6.1" 1945	5.8" 1941	Snow Depth at 7 AM (data since 1948)	2.0"
Most Snow on Ground at 7 AM	13" 1983	13” 1983	Wettest	1.21" 1941

* Using available climate records

Interesting Christmas Fact: The lowest record high temperature of the year at Omaha occurs on Christmas Day with 57 degrees set in 1946 (the lowest record high temperature of the year is shared with January 14th (1914) and 15th (1990)).

LINCOLN

Christmas Eve/Christmas Day in Lincoln , NE (Period of Record 1871-2018)
Records	December 24th	December 25th	Normals
Warmest High Temperature	62 F 1889	65 F 1889	Maximum Temperature	36.2F
Coldest High Temperature	-10 F 1983	4 F 1983	Minimum Temperature	16.1 F
Warmest Low Temperature	41 F 1936	41 F 1936	Average Temperature	26.2 F
Coldest Low Temperature	-18 F 1983	-16 F 1983	Daily Precipitation	0.02”
Wettest	0.70" 1982	0.62” 2009	Snowfall *	0.2"
Snowiest *	4.8" 1948	9.5" 2009	Snow Depth at 7 AM * (data since 1948)	1.8"
Most Snow on Ground at 7 AM *	15" 1983	14” 1983

* Using available climate records

NORFOLK

Christmas Eve/Christmas Day in Norfolk , NE (Period of Record 1871-2018)
Records	December 24th	December 25th	Normals
Warmest High Temperature	59F 1941	63 F 1963	Maximum Temperature	33.6 F
Coldest High Temperature	-10 F 1983	1 F 1902	Minimum Temperature	12.4 F
Warmest Low Temperature	32 F 1901	33 F 1959	Average Temperature	23.0 F
Coldest Low Temperature	-23 F 1920	-16 F 1983	Daily Precipitation	0.03”
Wettest	1.46" 1893	0.73” 2009	Snowfall *	0.3"
Snowiest *	6.5" 1916	11.8“ 2009	Snow Depth at 7 AM *	2.5"
Most Snow onGround at 7 AM *	15" 1968	16” 1968

* Using available climate records

Historical Weather for Christmas Day in Omaha, Nebraska

Christmas Day Weather (1871 - Present)
Year	Max	Min	Precip.	Snow	Snow Depth
2018	47	30	0.00	0.0	0
2017	14	2	T	T	T
2016	54	34	0.77	0.0	0
2015	34	27	T	T	7
2014	49	29	0.00	0.0	0
2013	43	19	0.00	0.0	T
2012	12	2	0.00	0.0	4
2011	49	25	0.00	0.0	0
2010	25	15	T	T	T
2009	24	8	0.41	5.8	10
2008	37	6	T	T	3
2007	42	22	0.00	0.0	4
2006	37	20	0.00	0.0	0
2005	35	30	0.00	0.0	0
2004	49	20	0.00	0.0	0
2003	43	22	0.00	0.0	0
2002	32	11	0.00	0.0	0
2001	21	7	T	T	1
2000	15	-4	0.02	0.3	7
1999	50	17	0.00	0.0	1
1998	43	9	0.00	0.0	T
1997	33	24	0.01	0.3	0
1996	10	0	T	0.1	T
1995	31	20	0.00	0.0	T
1994	46	24	0.00	0.0	T
1993	34	8	0.00	0.0	1
1992	38	17	T	T	0
1991	46	28	0.00	0.0	0
1990	21	-3	T	T	1
1989	42	20	0.00	0.0	3
1988	29	15	T	T	0
1987	23	17	0.00	0.0	0
1986	41	27	0.00	0.0	T
1985	19	-2	0.00	0.0	T
1984	34	4	0.00	0.0	T
1983	2	-17	T	T	13
1982	38	18	T	T	0
1981	33	19	0.00	0.0	1
1980	18	-5	0.00	0.0	T
1979	36	22	0.00	0.0	0
1978	33	12	0.00	0.0	1
1977	20	7	T	T	0
1976	46	18	0.00	0.0	0
1975	30	25	T	T	0
1974	34	10	T	T	T
1973	33	16	0.01	T	3
1972	40	24	0.00	0.0	T
1971	46	30	T	0.0	0
1970	32	12	0.00	0.0	T
1969	41	10	0.00	0.0	4
1968	24	11	0.02	0.3	4
1967	39	11	0.01	T	T
1966	30	9	0.00	0.0	0
1965	32	24	T	T	T
1964	22	7	0.16	2.0	2
1963	50	20	0.00	0.0	1
1962	21	0	0.05	0.7	4
1961	35	13	0.00	0.0	8
1960	50	28	0.00	0.0	0
1959	53	37	0.01	0.0	0
1958	51	27	0.00	0.0	0
1957	52	32	0.17	1.8	1
1956	46	19	0.00	0.0	0
1955	43	16	0.00	0.0	0
1954	52	30	0.00	0.0	0
1953	54	24	0.00	0.0	0
1952	27	9	T	T	4
1951	20	2	T	T	10
1950	38	18	0.00	0.0	0
1949	40	10	0.00	0.0	T
1948	18	-7	T	T	8
1947	41	31	0.00	0.0	0
1946	57	26	0.00	0.0	0
1945	23	19	0.09	0.8	8.4
1944	22	4	0.00	0.0	T
1943	44	18	0.00	0.0	0
1942	34	27	0.01	0.0	T
1941	34	30	1.12	6.0	1.3
1940	44	31	0.00	0.0	T
1939	27	10	0.00	0.0	2.8
1938	50	26	0.00	0.0	0
1937	44	14	T	T	0
1936	57	45	0.00	0.0	0
1935	10	-1	T	T	1.0
1934	31	-1	T	T	T
1933	14	1	T	T	T
1932	41	32	T	T	T
1931	52	33	0.00	0.0	0
1930	36	29	T	T	T
1929	52	27	0.00	0.0	T
1928	51	29	0.00	0.0	0
1927	42	21	0.00	0.0	T
1926	32	13	0.00	0.0	3
1925	20	11	T	T	3.5
1924	15	-3	0.00	0.0	2.3
1923	43	30	0.00	0.0	0
1922	56	38	0.00	0.0	0
1921	28	2	0.00	0.0	0.3
1920	25	16	T	T	4.9
1919	41	28	0.00	0.0	4.5
1918	26	5	0.00	0.0	1.5
1917	23	9	0.00	0.0	0
1916	36	6	0.17	0.0	2.6
1915	32	17	0.00	0.0	0.3
1914	8	2	0.01	0.1	6
1913	19	8	T	T	T
1912	42	28	0.00	0.0	0
1911	21	11	0.00	0.0	4
1910	41	23	0.00	0.0	0.4
1909	18	7	0.04	0.4	12
1908	40	30	0.00	0.0	0
1907	47	23	0.00	0.0	0
1906	42	23	0.00	0.0	0
1905	49	27	0.00	0.0	0
1904	32	27	T	T	0
1903	37	-1	T	T	0
1902	4	-3	0.00	0.0	0.4
1901	43	28	0.00	0.0	0
1900	30	14	0.03	0.4	1.1
1899	19	13	0.05	0.6	0.6
1898	31	20	T	T	T
1897	34	26	0.00	0.0	4.5
1896	42	22	0.00	0.0	0
1895	35	20	0.00	0.0	0
1894	30	16	0.00	0.0	0
1893	23	15	0.01	T	T
1892	12	-6	0.03	0.3	No Data
1891	11	4	0.24	2.5	No Data
1890	33	11	0.00	0.0	No Data
1889	54	29	0.00	0.0	No Data
1888	24	16	0.01	0.1	No Data
1887	30	19	0.00	0.0	No Data
1886	18	2	0.18	1.6	No Data
1885	44	28	T	0.0	No Data
1884	5	-12	0.05	0.5	No Data
1883	49	19	0.00	0.0	No Data
1882	28	20	0.05	0.5	No Data
1881	47	35	0.00	0.0	No Data
1880	18	12	T	T	No Data
1879	11	-16	0.00	0.0	No Data
1878	20	-1	0.00	0.0	No Data
1877	37	27	0.00	0.0	No Data
1876	22	14	0.07	0.7	No Data
1875	36	20	0.00	0.0	No Data
1874	42	27	0.00	0.0	No Data
1873	38	26	0.00	0.0	No Data
1872	10	-3	0.06	0.6	No Data
1871	5	-6	0.00	0.0	No Data

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The following is a compilation of weather statistics for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day