Christmas Day Statistics for Appleton, Green Bay, Rhinelander and Wausau are below. The latest winter storm has assured that there will be a "White" Christmas for all. The last time a "White" Christmas occurred at Appleton and Green Bay was in 2013, and for Wausau 2014. Historically, the lowest probabilities for a White Christmas is at Manitowoc at 65%. The chances for a "White Christmas" increase as you head north and west of Lake Michigan. In Green Bay and the Fox Valley, the chance for a "White" Christmas is between 70% and 80%, Wausau was 88% and Rhinelander at 93%. The greatest chance for a "White Christmas" is at Lac Vieux Desert in Vilas County (100%).
RECORDS:
|
Records |
High |
Year(s) |
|
Warmest temperature |
52 |
1936 |
|
Coldest temperature |
-16 |
2000 |
|
Record low maximum |
-4 |
1983 |
|
Record high minimum |
35 |
1932 |
|
Warmest average temperature |
43.0 |
1936 |
|
Coldest average temperature |
-8.0 |
1983 |
|
Wettest Christmas Day |
0.84 |
2009 |
|
Snowiest Christmas Day |
5.0 |
1910 |
|
Greatest snow depth |
17 |
2008 |
|
Ave Hi / Lo 1901-2015 |
27 / 12 |
|
|
Ave Hi / Lo 1981-2010 |
26 / 13 |
|
TEMPERATURES:
|
Conditions over the last 10 years |
||||||
|
Year |
High |
Low |
Mean |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snow Depth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
39 |
22 |
30.5 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
1 |
|
2007 |
36 |
13 |
24.5 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
7 |
|
2008 |
21 |
2 |
11.5 |
0.19 |
2.0 |
17 |
|
2009 |
39 |
28 |
33.5 |
0.84 |
0.5 |
8 |
|
2010 |
30 |
23 |
26.5 |
T |
T |
11 |
|
2011 |
39 |
26 |
32.5 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
1 |
|
2012 |
27 |
10 |
18.5 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
7 |
|
2013 |
19 |
11 |
15.0 |
0.15 |
3.7 |
16 |
|
2014 |
36 |
31 |
33.5 |
0.04 |
0.0 |
0 |
|
2015 |
32 |
22 |
27.0 |
T |
0.1 |
T |
|
High Temperatures |
Occurrences |
Percent |
Low Temperatures |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-0s |
1 |
1 |
-20s |
0 |
0 |
|
0s |
7 |
6 |
-10s |
11 |
10 |
|
10s |
17 |
15 |
-0s |
12 |
11 |
|
20s |
38 |
34 |
0s |
23 |
20 |
|
30s |
43 |
38 |
10s |
32 |
28 |
|
40s |
6 |
5 |
20s |
28 |
26 |
|
50s |
1 |
1 |
30s |
6 |
5 |
Temperature records at Appleton date back to 1901 (113 years of data).
PRECIPITATION:
|
Number of days of Precipitation |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
No precipitation |
55 |
48 |
|
Greater than or equal to a trace |
59 |
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 0.01 inch |
31 |
27 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.10 inch |
17 |
15 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.25 inch |
7 |
6 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.50 inch |
2 |
2 |
|
Greater than or equal to 1.00 inch |
0 |
0 |
Precipitation data at Appleton dates back to 1901 (114 years of data).
SNOWFALL:
|
Number of days of Snowfall |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
Dry / No Snow Reported |
65 |
57 |
|
Greater than or equal to a trace |
49 |
43 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 0.1 inch |
26 |
23 |
|
Greater than or equal to 1.0 inch |
14 |
12 |
|
Greater than or equal to 3.0 inches |
5 |
4 |
|
Greater than or equal to 6.0 inches |
0 |
0 |
Snowfall data at Appleton dates back to 1901 (114 years of data).
SNOW DEPTH:
|
Snow Depth |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
“Brown” Christmas Day |
25 |
24 |
|
“White” Christmas Day (>=1 inch) |
81 |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 3 inches |
59 |
56 |
|
Greater than or equal to 6 inches |
32 |
30 |
|
Greater than or equal to 9 inches |
17 |
16 |
|
Greater than or equal to 12 inches |
9 |
9 |
|
Greater than or equal to 18 inches |
0 |
0 |
Snow Depth data at Appleton dates back to 1901 (106 years of data).
Brown Christmases with less than an inch of snow on the ground at observation time: 1904,1923,1932, 1933, 1936, 1939,1941, 1943, 1947, 1953, 1960,1965,1971,1979,1982,1984,1988,1992,1993,1994, 1999,2002, 2003, 2014 and 2015.
RECORDS:
|
Records |
High |
Year(s) |
|
Warmest temperature |
50 |
1936 |
|
Coldest temperature |
-22 |
2000 |
|
Record low maximum |
-4 |
1933,1983 |
|
Record high minimum |
40 |
1936 |
|
Warmest average temperature |
45.0 |
1936 |
|
Coldest average temperature |
-10.5 |
1933 |
|
Wettest Christmas Day |
0.62 |
1973 |
|
Snowiest Christmas Day |
5.4 |
1945 |
|
Greatest snow depth |
18 |
1985 |
|
Ave Hi / Lo 1886-Present |
26 / 11 |
|
|
Ave Hi / Lo 1981-2010 |
25 / 8 |
|
TEMPERATURES:
|
Conditions over the last 10 years |
||||||
|
Year |
High |
Low |
Mean |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snow Depth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
34 |
30 |
32.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
|
2007 |
35 |
11 |
23.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
6 |
|
2008 |
22 |
-5 |
8.5 |
0.12 |
1.6 |
16 |
|
2009 |
38 |
22 |
30.0 |
0.39 |
0.1 |
8 |
|
2010 |
30 |
20 |
25.0 |
0.01 |
0.2 |
12 |
|
2011 |
39 |
27 |
33.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
1 |
|
2012 |
25 |
10 |
17.5 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
7 |
|
2013 |
19 |
9 |
12.0 |
0.15 |
3.2 |
14 |
|
2014 |
36 |
30 |
33.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
|
2015 |
31 |
23 |
27.0 |
Trace |
Trace |
0 |
|
High Temperatures |
Occurrences |
Percent |
Low Temperatures |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
-10s |
0 |
0 |
-20s |
1 |
1 |
|
-0s |
2 |
2 |
-10s |
8 |
6 |
|
0s |
12 |
9 |
-0s |
20 |
15 |
|
10s |
17 |
13 |
0s |
25 |
19 |
|
20s |
42 |
32 |
10s |
32 |
25 |
|
30s |
50 |
38 |
20s |
35 |
27 |
|
40s |
6 |
5 |
30s |
8 |
6 |
|
50s |
1 |
1 |
40s |
1 |
1 |
Temperature records at Green Bay date back to 1886 (130 years of data).
PRECIPITATION:
|
Number of days of Precipitation |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
No precipitation |
59 |
45 |
|
Greater than or equal to a trace |
71 |
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 0.01 inch |
41 |
32 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.10 inch |
19 |
15 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.25 inch |
6 |
5 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.50 inch |
2 |
2 |
|
Greater than or equal to 1.00 inch |
0 |
0 |
Precipitation data at Green Bay dates back to 1886 (130 years of data).
SNOWFALL:
|
Number of days of Snowfall |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
Dry / No Snow Reported |
63 |
48 |
|
Greater than or equal to a trace |
67 |
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 0.1 inch |
34 |
26 |
|
Greater than or equal to 1.0 inch |
15 |
12 |
|
Greater than or equal to 3.0 inches |
5 |
4 |
|
Greater than or equal to 6.0 inches |
0 |
0 |
Snowfall data at Green Bay dates back to 1886 (130 years of data).
SNOW DEPTH:
|
Snow Depth |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
“Brown” Christmas Day |
36 |
29 |
|
“White” Christmas Day (>=1 inch) |
87 |
71 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 3 inches |
58 |
47 |
|
Greater than or equal to 6 inches |
33 |
27 |
|
Greater than or equal to 9 inches |
10 |
8 |
|
Greater than or equal to 12 inches |
6 |
5 |
|
Greater than or equal to 18 inches |
1 |
1 |
Snow Depth data at Green Bay dates back to 1893 (123 years of data).
Brown Christmas: 1894,1895,1899,1901,1906,1911,1913,1917,1923,1928,1931,1932,1936,1939,1941,
1943,1953,1954,1955,1957,1958,1960,1964,1965,1971,1979,1981,1982,1988,1994,1999,2002,2003, 2006, 2014 and 2015.
RECORDS:
|
Records |
High |
Year(s) |
|
Warmest temperature |
45 |
1994 |
|
Coldest temperature |
-31 |
1933 |
|
Record low maximum |
-3 |
1924 |
|
Record high minimum |
34 |
1940 |
|
Warmest average temperature |
38.0 |
1936, 1940 |
|
Coldest average temperature |
-14.0 |
1924 |
|
Wettest Christmas Day |
0.86 |
1945 |
|
Snowiest Christmas Day |
9.5 |
1945 |
|
Greatest snow depth |
28 |
1968 |
|
Ave Hi / Lo 1908-Present |
23 / 4 |
|
|
Ave Hi / Lo 1981-2010 |
22 / 3 |
|
TEMPERATURES:
|
Conditions over the last 10 years |
||||||
|
Year |
High |
Low |
Mean |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snow Depth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
28 |
18 |
23.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
7 |
|
2007 |
26 |
8 |
17.0 |
0.12 |
1.2 |
12 |
|
2008 |
18 |
-12 |
3.0 |
T |
T |
14 |
|
2009 |
34 |
31 |
32.5 |
0.29 |
1.0 |
10 |
|
2010 |
28 |
19 |
23.5 |
T |
T |
12 |
|
2011 |
33 |
23 |
28.0 |
T |
T |
3 |
|
2012 |
20 |
-5 |
7.5 |
T |
T |
2 |
|
2013 |
13 |
6 |
9.5 |
0.11 |
3.4 |
14 |
|
2014 |
31 |
27 |
29.0 |
0.07 |
0.2 |
9 |
|
2015 |
25 |
21 |
23.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
3 |
|
High Temperatures |
Occurrences |
Percent |
Low Temperatures |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
-10s |
0 |
0 |
-30s |
1 |
1 |
|
-0s |
2 |
2 |
-20s |
6 |
5 |
|
0s |
12 |
11 |
-10s |
15 |
14 |
|
10s |
20 |
18 |
-0s |
16 |
15 |
|
20s |
44 |
41 |
0s |
23 |
21 |
|
30s |
25 |
23 |
10s |
29 |
27 |
|
40s |
5 |
5 |
20s |
13 |
12 |
|
50s |
0 |
0 |
30s |
5 |
5 |
Temperature records at Rhinelander date back to 1908 (108 years of data).
PRECIPITATION:
|
Number of days of Precipitation |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
No precipitation |
57 |
53 |
|
Greater than or equal to a trace |
51 |
47 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 0.01 inch |
33 |
31 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.10 inch |
10 |
9 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.25 inch |
2 |
2 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.50 inch |
1 |
1 |
|
Greater than or equal to 1.00 inch |
0 |
0 |
Precipitation data at Rhinelander dates back to 1908 (108 years of data).
SNOWFALL:
|
Number of days of Snowfall |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
Dry / No Snow Reported |
62 |
57 |
|
Greater than or equal to a trace |
46 |
43 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 0.1 inch |
32 |
30 |
|
Greater than or equal to 1.0 inch |
21 |
19 |
|
Greater than or equal to 3.0 inches |
2 |
2 |
|
Greater than or equal to 6.0 inches |
0 |
0 |
Snowfall data at Rhinelander dates back to 1908 (108 years of data).
SNOW DEPTH:
|
Snow Depth |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
“Brown” Christmas Day |
8 |
7 |
|
“White” Christmas Day (>=1 inch) |
100 |
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 3 inches |
89 |
82 |
|
Greater than or equal to 6 inches |
57 |
53 |
|
Greater than or equal to 9 inches |
33 |
31 |
|
Greater than or equal to 12 inches |
21 |
19 |
|
Greater than or equal to 18 inches |
7 |
7 |
|
Greater than or equal to 24 inches |
2 |
2 |
Snow Depth data at Rhinelander dates back to 1908 (107 years of data). Brown Christmases are 1913, 1923, 1928, 1943, 1960, 1979, 1994 and 2002.
RECORDS:
|
Records |
High |
Year(s) |
|
Warmest temperature |
47 |
1994 |
|
Coldest temperature |
-23 |
1933 |
|
Record low maximum |
-7 |
1933 |
|
Record high minimum |
35 |
1936 |
|
Warmest average temperature |
39.5 |
1936 |
|
Coldest average temperature |
-15.0 |
1933 |
|
Wettest Christmas Day |
0.50 |
1982 |
|
Snowiest Christmas Day |
6.2 |
1945 |
|
Greatest snow depth |
18 |
1940 |
|
Ave Hi / Lo 1895-Present |
23 / 8 |
|
|
Ave Hi / Lo 1981-2010 |
23 / 5 |
|
TEMPERATURES:
|
Conditions over the last 10 years |
||||||
|
Year |
High |
Low |
Mean |
Precipitation |
Snowfall |
Snow Depth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
33 |
24 |
28.5 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
6 |
|
2007 |
30 |
5 |
17.5 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
13 |
|
2008 |
17 |
-11 |
3.0 |
0.07 |
0.7 |
15 |
|
2009 |
35 |
24 |
29.5 |
0.45 |
0.3 |
8 |
|
2010 |
29 |
20 |
24.5 |
T |
T |
13 |
|
2011 |
36 |
26 |
31.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
1 |
|
2012 |
21 |
7 |
14.0 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
5 |
|
2013 |
16 |
7 |
11.5 |
0.12 |
2.3 |
14 |
|
2014 |
33 |
28 |
30.5 |
T |
T |
2 |
|
2015 |
27 |
24 |
25.5 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
|
High Temperatures |
Occurrences |
Percent |
Low Temperatures |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
-0s |
4 |
3 |
-20s |
3 |
3 |
|
0s |
12 |
10 |
-10s |
17 |
14 |
|
10s |
21 |
18 |
-0s |
16 |
14 |
|
20s |
41 |
35 |
0s |
24 |
20 |
|
30s |
36 |
31 |
10s |
24 |
20 |
|
40s |
4 |
3 |
20s |
30 |
26 |
|
50s |
0 |
0 |
30s |
4 |
3 |
Temperature records at Wausau date back to 1895 (118 years of data).
PRECIPITATION:
|
Number of days of Precipitation |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
No precipitation |
59 |
51 |
|
Greater than or equal to a trace |
57 |
49 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 0.01 inch |
28 |
24 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.10 inch |
13 |
11 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.25 inch |
2 |
2 |
|
Greater than or equal to 0.50 inch |
0 |
0 |
|
Greater than or equal to 1.00 inch |
0 |
0 |
Precipitation data at Wausau dates back to 1895 (116 years of data).
SNOWFALL:
|
Number of days of Snowfall |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
Dry / No Snow Reported |
59 |
51 |
|
Greater than or equal to a trace |
57 |
49 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 0.1 inch |
28 |
24 |
|
Greater than or equal to 1.0 inch |
13 |
11 |
|
Greater than or equal to 3.0 inches |
2 |
2 |
|
Greater than or equal to 6.0 inches |
0 |
0 |
Snowfall data at Wausau dates back to 1895 (116 years of data).
SNOW DEPTH:
|
Snow Depth |
Occurrences |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
“Brown” Christmas Day |
12 |
12 |
|
“White” Christmas Day (>=1 inch) |
88 |
88 |
|
|
|
|
|
Greater than or equal to 3 inches |
67 |
67 |
|
Greater than or equal to 6 inches |
40 |
40 |
|
Greater than or equal to 9 inches |
26 |
26 |
|
Greater than or equal to 12 inches |
14 |
14 |
|
Greater than or equal to 18 inches |
1 |
1 |
|
Greater than or equal to 24 inches |
0 |
0 |
Snow Depth data at Wausau dates back to 1895 (100 years of data).
Brown Christmas: 1917, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1931, 1943, 1953, 1960, 1979, 1988, 2002, and 2015.
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