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Montgomery Cold Weather Facts


Montgomery Freeze Facts (1872 – October 2022)

Freeze Facts

  • Earliest first freeze - October 19th, 2022
  • Latest first freeze – January 31, 1932
  • Average date of first freeze - November 18th
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  • Earliest last freeze – December 28th, 1879
  • Latest last freeze – April 13th, 1940
  • Average date of last freeze - March 8th

Coldest Temperature ever: -5 on February 13th, 1899

Coldest Maximum Temperature ever: 18 on January 9th, 1886

 

 

Greatest number of days with consecutive minimum temperatures of 32 degrees or below (1872 -2021)

  • 18 days – January 15th, 1940 – February 1st, 1940
  • 16 days – February 7th, 1958 – February 22nd, 1958
  • 15 days – January 1st, 2010 – January 15th, 2010
  • 15 days – January 10th, 1918 – January 24th, 1918
  • 13 days – February 8th, 2010 – February 20th, 2010
  • 13 days – December 24th, 2001 – January 5th, 2002
  • 13 days – February 7th, 1895 – February 19th, 1895
  • 12 days – January 10th, 1997 – January 21st, 1997
  • 12 days – January 5th, 1988 – January 16th, 1988
  • 12 days – January 8th, 1981 – January 19th, 1981

 

Most number of days with a minimum temperature of 32 degrees or below per month (1872-2015)

  • 26 days - January 1940
  • 23 days - January 2014
  • 23 days - January 1977
  • 22 days - January 2003
  • 21 days - January 2018
  • 21 days - January 1981
  • 21 days - January 1976
  • 21 days - January 1918
  • 20 days - December 2010
  • 20 days - January 1985

 

October April
3 days – 1968, 1910
2 days – 1987, 1891
2 days – 2022, 2001, 1989, 1987, 1962, 1957, 1873
1 day – 2009, 2000, 1950,1940, 1923, 1881

 

 

At or Below Zero Degrees Readings (1872 - 2021)

  • -5 – February 13th, 1899
  • 0 – January 21st, 1985

 

Most number of days with minimum temperature 32 degrees or below in a calendar year (1872 - 2015)

  • 68 - 2010
  • 60 - 1963
  • 59 - 1968
  • 55 - 1977
  • 54 - 1976
  • 53 - 1969
  • 52 - 1988
  • 52 - 1985
  • 50 - 2014
  • 49 - 1996

 

Least number of days with minimum temperature 32 degrees or below in a calendar year (1872 - 2015)

  • 2 - 1921
  • 3 - 1939
  • 8 - 1946
  • 8 - 1933
  • 8 - 1923
  • 9 - 1931
  • 10 - 1874
  • 13 - 1922
  • 13 - 1890
  • 13 - 1880

 

Snow Facts (1872-2021)

Top Five Snow Days

  1. 7.1” - December 5th, 1886
  2. 4.1” - February 25th, 1914
  3. 4.0” - February 23rd, 1901
  4. 4.0” - December 29th, 1880
  5. 3.9” - December 6th, 1886
  6. 3.8" - March 13th, 1993
  7. 3.5" - February 12th, 2010
  8. 3.5" - December 31st, 1899
  9. 3.5" - December 24th, 1881
  10. 3.1" - February 9th, 1973

 

Earliest/Latest Measurable Snow Based on Water Year (October 1st through September 30th)

First date for measurements 0.1" or above - December 5th, 1886

Average first date for measurements 0.1" or above - January 22nd

Last first date for measurements 0.1" or above - April 3rd, 1987

 

Earliest last date for measurements 0.1" or above - December 11th, 1944

Average last date for measurements 0.1" or above - January 27th

Last date for measurements 0.1" or above - April 3rd, 1987

 

Most Recent Snow

0.5" - January 2014

3.5" - February 2010

1.9" - January 2002

1.5" - December 1996

1.0" - December 1993

3.8" - March 1993

0.8" - April 1987

0.3" - January 1982

6.0" - January 1977

3.1" - February 1973

 

Monthly Snow Normals (1981-2010) Averages and Max (Year) (1872 - 2015)

Month
Normal Amount
Average Amount
Max/Year
January N/A 0.2” 6.0” (1977)
February N/A 0.2” 4.1” (1914)
March N/A 0.0” 3.8” (1993)
April N/A 0.0" 0.8” (1987)
October N/A Trace Trace (1993)
November N/A Trace Trace (2018)
December N/A 0.2” 11.0” (1886)
Annual N/A 0.5” 11.0” (1886-1887 season)

 

White Christmas Data (December 22nd-27th)Christmas Day Snows are in Bold

Measurable Snow

  • 1.4” – December 22nd, 1935
  • 1.0” – December 22nd, 1993
  • 0.1" – December 27th, 1892 

Trace Amounts

  • December 26th, 2010
  • December 25th, 2010
  • December 23rd, 1989
  • December 27th, 1983
  • December 26th, 1980
  • December 24th, 1962
  • December 25th, 1953
  • December 22nd, 1949