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Severe Storms in the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains Saturday; Increasing Heat Across the South

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, large to very large hail and a couple of tornadoes will be possible Saturday afternoon in the Upper Midwest and Great Plains. Stronger storms may produce heavy to excessive rainfall. Simmering heat will impact areas from the Southwest to the Gulf Coast and Southeast this weekend. Heat indices may exceed 100 degrees. Read More >

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Denver's Christmas Day Climate

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 Denver's Climate Data for CHRISTMAS Day (1872 - present)

Temperatures:  Warmest (69) 2005, Coldest:  (-15)  1876

Average Temperatures:  High (43.3), low (17.8)

Precipitation:  Wettest:  (0.61") 1922, Snowiest:  (7.8") 2007

Historical Chance of Precipitation:  (14%)

Last time measurable snow occurred on Christmas Day was in 2015 

 

Top 10 Warmest Christmas's   Top 10 Warmest Min Christmas's
(1872-Present)   (1872-Present)
Rank High Year   Rank Low Year
1 69 2005   1 45 1899
2 66 1955   2 40 1872
  66 1971     40 1889
4 65 1929     40 1929
  65 1946   5 36 1892
  65 1961   6 35 2005
7 63 1950   7 34 1883
8 62 1889     34 1919
  62 1959   9 33 1950
  62 1963   10 32 1922
10 62 1980     32 1931
          32 1946
          32 1961
             
Top 10 Coldest Christmas's   Top 10 Lowest Max Christmas's
(1872-Present)   (1872-Present)
Rank Low Year   Rank High Year
1 -15 1876   1 10 1876
2 -11 1879   2 13 1962
3 -10 1983     13 1983
3 -8 1962   4 16 1878
5 -4 1891     16 2012
6 -3 1878   6 18 1894
7 -2 1987     18 1990
  -2 1884   8 19 1939
9 -1 2009     19 1987
10 0 2012   10 19 2017
             
Top 10 Wettest Christmas's   Top 10 Snowiest Christmas's
(1872-Present)   (1882-Present)
Rank Total Year   Rank Total Year
1 0.61 1922   1 7.8 2007
2 0.40 1894   2 6.4 1894
3 0.15 2007   3 3.4 2014
4 0.14 1939   4 2.3 2015
5 0.12 2015   5 1.7 1912
  0.12 1964   6 1.5 1941
7 0.11 1912   7 1.4 1939
8 0.10 2014   8 1.2 1964
9 0.06 2012   9 0.7 2012
10 0.05 1941   10 0.6 1916
  0.05 1878        
             
Top 10 Driest Christmas's   Top 10 Least Snowiest Christmas's
(1872-Present)   (1882-Present)
Rank Low Year   Rank Total Year
Numerous Years with "0"   Numerous Years with "0"

 

 

All Historical Data

Date High Low Avg Precipitation Snowfall Snow Depth
12/25/2022 49 27 38.0 0.0 0.0 2
12/25/2021 55 26 40.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/2020 60 31 45.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/2019 54 23 38.5 T 0.0 0
12/25/2018 53 27 40.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/2017 19 2 10.5 0.0 0.0 1
12/25/2016 46 20 33.0 T T T
12/25/2015 26 15 20.5 0.1 2.3 1
12/25/2014 46 19 32.5 0.1 3.4 0
12/25/2013 42 15 28.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/2012 16 0 8.0 0.1 0.7 2
12/25/2011 35 19 27.0 0.0 0.0 3
12/25/2010 52 17 34.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/2009 24 -1 11.5 T T 3
12/25/2008 48 12 30.0 0.0 0.0 1
12/25/2007 32 13 22.5 0.2 7.8 3
12/25/2006 43 11 27.0 0.0 0.0 15
12/25/2005 69 35 52.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/2004 53 28 40.5 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/2003 51 26 38.5 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/2002 36 11 23.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/2001 38 20 29.0 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/2000 24 16 20.0 0.0 T T
12/25/1999 55 29 42.0 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/1998 42 14 28.0 0.0 0.0 3
12/25/1997 25 13 19.0 0.0 0.5 2
12/25/1996 54 5 29.5 T 0.0 0
12/25/1995 50 19 34.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1994 60 27 43.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1993 53 25 39.0 0.0 0.0 2
12/25/1992 42 20 31.0 0.0 0.0 2
12/25/1991 48 18 33.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1990 18 2 10.0 0.0 0.0 1
12/25/1989 53 15 34.0 0.0 0.0 2
12/25/1988 30 17 23.5 0.0 0.0 1
12/25/1987 19 -2 8.5 T T 4
12/25/1986 39 18 28.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1985 53 24 38.5 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/1984 45 20 32.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1983 13 -10 1.5 0.0 0.4 5
12/25/1982 31 1 16.0 0.0 0.2 24
12/25/1981 41 13 27.0 T T 5
12/25/1980 62 26 44.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1979 50 16 33.0 0.0 0.0 4
12/25/1978 34 16 25.0 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/1977 41 8 24.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1976 43 5 24.0 0.0 0.0 1
12/25/1975 47 27 37.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1974 38 9 23.5 0.0 0.0 1
12/25/1973 42 11 26.5 0.0 0.1 12
12/25/1972 43 27 35.0 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/1971 66 26 46.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1970 46 4 25.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1969 42 10 26.0 0.0 0.0 1
12/25/1968 50 18 34.0 0.0 0.0 2
12/25/1967 40 24 32.0 T T 0
12/25/1966 26 7 16.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1965 58 22 40.0 0.0 0.0 1
12/25/1964 53 11 32.0 0.1 1.2 0
12/25/1963 62 27 44.5 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/1962 13 -8 2.5 T T 1
12/25/1961 65 32 48.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1960 50 28 39.0 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/1959 62 30 46.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1958 51 22 36.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1957 50 27 38.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1956 47 16 31.5 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/1955 66 23 44.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1954 52 25 38.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1953 53 19 36.0 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/1952 34 4 19.0 0.0 0.0 1
12/25/1951 39 15 27.0 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/1950 63 33 48.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1949 38 18 28.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1948 20 5 12.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1947 58 29 43.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1946 65 32 48.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1945 45 26 35.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1944 20 10 15.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1943 44 28 36.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1942 43 29 36.0 T 0.0 0
12/25/1941 24 9 16.5 0.1 1.5 6
12/25/1940 43 30 36.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1939 19 15 17.0 0.1 1.4 1
12/25/1938 55 24 39.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1937 53 23 38.0 0.0 T T
12/25/1936 54 30 42.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1935 30 15 22.5 T T 0
12/25/1934 49 18 33.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1933 55 25 40.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1932 34 22 28.0 T T 0
12/25/1931 56 32 44.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1930 43 16 29.5 0.0 0.0 1
12/25/1928 58 28 43.0 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1927 41 16 28.5 0.0 0.0 0
12/25/1926 34 10 22.0 0.0 0.0 5
12/25/1925 53 28 40.5 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/1924 39 9 24.0 0.0 0.0 6
12/25/1923 43 23 33.0 0.0 0.0 T
12/25/1922 51 32 41.5 0.6 0.0 0
12/25/1921 41 15 28.0 0.0 0.0 3
12/25/1920 34 14 24.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1919 58 34 46.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1918 32 4 18.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1917 47 25 36.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1916 23 1 12.0 T 0.6 M
12/25/1915 57 16 36.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1914 39 14 26.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1913 32 3 17.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1912 31 7 19.0 0.1 1.7 M
12/25/1911 20 1 10.5 0.0 0.2 M
12/25/1910 34 19 26.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1909 43 10 26.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1908 52 20 36.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1907 45 21 33.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1906 58 26 42.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1905 56 14 35.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1904 50 7 28.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1903 49 18 33.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1902 52 23 37.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1901 40 20 30.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1900 45 26 35.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1899 59 45 52.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1898 46 17 31.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1897 42 20 31.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1896 54 23 38.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1895 30 7 18.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1894 18 8 13.0 0.4 6.4 M
12/25/1893 47 14 30.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1892 50 36 43.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1891 22 -4 9.0 0.0 0.5 M
12/25/1890 58 22 40.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1889 62 40 51.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1888 23 19 21.0 0.0 0.4 M
12/25/1887 39 21 30.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1886 44 29 36.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1885 46 24 35.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1884 29 -2 13.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1883 53 34 43.5 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1882 38 12 25.0 0.0 0.0 M
12/25/1881 49 30 39.5 0.0 M M
12/25/1880 53 22 37.5 0.0 M M
12/25/1879 32 -11 10.5 0.0 M M
12/25/1878 16 -3 6.5 0.1 M M
12/25/1877 33 20 26.5 0.0 M M
12/25/1876 10 -15 -2.5 0.0 M M
12/25/1875 50 18 34.0 0.0 M M
12/25/1874 41 10 25.5 0.0 M M
12/25/1873 53 25 39.0 0.0 M M
12/25/1872 55 40 47.5 0.0 M M
1/1/1873 41 16 28.5 0.0 M M
1/1/1872 48 28 38.0 0.0 M M

 

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