Christmas Facts for Alamosa

Christmas In Alamosa

Normal High	Normal Low	Record High	Record Low	Lowest Maximum("Coldest High")	Highest Minimum("Warmest Low")
33	-1	60 in 1942	-27 in 1974	12 in 1991	28 in 1971

SNOWFALL

Record Snowfall: 3.5 inches in 1942

Number of times with a trace or more........ 19
Number of times with an inch or more....... 8
Climatological chance of a trace or more.... 21%
Climatological chance of an inch or more.... 9%

SNOW ON GROUND

Record Snow on Ground: 10.0 inches in 1991

Number of times with a trace or more........ 51
Number of times with an inch or more....... 40
Climatological chance of a trace or more.... 55%
Climatological chance of an inch or more... 43%

The last "real" white Christmas was in 2016. 1.5 inches of snow fell between midnight and 3 AM, with the a snow depth of 5 inches. Prior to this event, the next most recent event occurred in 2007. There was six inches of snow on the ground at 5 am that morning. While no snow fell during the day, around sunset it began to fall, with a total of 2 inches falling Christmas evening. The last time before that was in 1997. There was six inches of snow on the ground at 5 am that morning, with a total of 1.1 inches falling for the day. Going back yet another 10 years, we arrive at the next most recent white Christmas, which occurred in 1987. There was 3 inches of snow on the ground that Christmas morning, with a record 2.4 inches falling that day.

Snowfall records are in inches, from 1932 to the present.
Snow on the ground is at 5 am MST (7 am MST from 1984 - 1991 due to part-time staffing).
Current through 2023.

***White Christmas defined as >0.5 inches of snow falling on Christmas Day with at least 1 inch on the ground***