National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Based on records from 1951 to 2021 at the Binghamton Regional Airport


Christmas Normals:
  • Average high temperature = 31.8°F
  • Average low temperature = 19.6°F
Christmas Snow:
  • 63% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snow on the ground (or about 2 out of every 3 years)
  • 19% of Christmas days have an inch or more of snowfall (or about 1 in every 5 years)
  • 52% of Christmas days see more than a trace of snowfall (or about once every 2 years)
Christmas Extremes:
 
Highest Maximum Temperature
  1. 58°F in 2015
  2. 58°F in 1964
  3. 56°F in 2014
  4. 55°F in 1982
  5. 53°F in 2020
  6. 53°F in 1979
  7. 49°F in 1987
  8. 48°F in 1965
  9. 43°F in 2008
  10. 43°F in 2005
Highest Minimum Temperature
  1. 43°F in 1964
  2. 41°F in 1982
  3. 38°F in 2015
  4. 36°F in 2014
  5. 36°F in 1979
  6. 35°F in 1987
  7. 35°F in 1986
  8. 33°F in 1972
  9. 32°F in 2005
  10. 31°F in 1997
Lowest Maximum Temperature
  1. 1°F in 1980-12-25
  2. 4°F in 1983-12-25
  3. 9°F in 1968-12-25
  4. 11°F in 1958-12-25
  5. 14°F in 2000-12-25
  6. 18°F in 2004-12-25
  7. 18°F in 1989-12-25
  8. 18°F in 1969-12-25
  9. 19°F in 1985-12-25
  10. 20°F in 2013-12-25
Lowest Minimum Temperature
  1. -18°F in 1980-12-25
  2. -8°F in 1969-12-25
  3. -2°F in 1983-12-25
  4. -1°F in 1958-12-25
  5. 2°F in 1968-12-25
  6. 3°F in 1985-12-25
  7. 4°F in 2013-12-25
  8. 4°F in 1975-12-25
  9. 5°F in 2000-12-25
  10. 7°F in 1999-12-25
 
Most Snowfall on Christmas Day
  1. 12.7 inches in 2002
  2. 8.8 inches in 1978
  3. 4.1 inches in 1975
  4. 4.0 inches in 1951
  5. 2.4 inches in 2017
  6. 2.4 inches in 1969
  7. 2.3 inches in 1974
  8. 2.2 inches in 1966
  9. 1.8 inches in 1985
  10. 1.3 inches in 1963
Most Snow on Ground on Christmas Day
  1. 14 inches in 1969
  2. 13 inches in 1995
  3. 13 inches in 1963
  4. 12 inches in 1970
  5. 11 inches in 1993
  6. 11 inches in 1973
  7. 10 inches in 1978
  8. 8 inches in 1966
  9. 7 inches in 1985
  10. 7 inches in 1962
Two-day Snowfall (Christmas Eve /Christmas Day)
  1. 14.9 inches in 1978
  2. 12.7 inches in 2002
  3. 5.5 inches in 1966
  4. 4.1 inches in 1975
  5. 4.0 inches in 1951
  6. 3.2 inches in 1980
  7. 2.7 inches in 2017
  8. 2.7 inches in 1974
  9. 2.6 inches in 1963
  10. 2.5 inches in 1969
Highest Rainfall on Christmas Day  
  1. 0.80 inches in 2020
  2. 0.60 inches in 1978
  3. 0.54 inches in 2002
  4. 0.50 inches in 1965
  5. 0.42 inches in 1975
  6. 0.39 inches in 2005
  7. 0.39 inches in 1974
  8. 0.34 inches in 1979
  9. 0.34 inches in 1951
  10. 0.33 inches in 2006