DFW - Christmas Eve Climatology

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December 24

Temperature
Normal maximum: 56°F Normal minimum: 37°F Number of freezes: 44 Number of days with maximum: 100°F or more: 0 32°F or less: 3

Precipitation

White Christmas

Significant Events

2009 - Rare blizzard conditions impacted portions of North Texas. As much as 9 inches of snow fell in Jacksboro and Bowie, and winds in excess of 50 mph resulted in drifts of 3 to 5 feet. For Dallas/Fort Worth, it was the first measurable Christmas Eve snowfall on record.
2002 - There were a few snow flurries across North Central Texas on Christmas Eve. Many locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex reported light snow.
1975 - Following a continuous cold rain most of the day, a trace of flurries was recorded. Most of the snow melted as it fell.
1963 - 2" of snow had fallen on December 22. 1" remained on the following day, the day prior to Christmas Eve; but only a trace remained on Christmas Eve with a low of 22°F.
1955 - This hot day reached a record high of 88°F.
1943 - Flurries fell from 7:30-8:00 PM. There was little accumulation after a sub-freezing day (28°F-32°F) with 0.15" of freezing rain.