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Lake-effect Snow and Whiteout Conditions in the Great Lakes Region; Below-average Temperatures in the East

Heavy lake-effect and lake-enhanced snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes and produce some whiteout conditions that could cause difficult travel conditions. A coastal low will produce moderate to heavy snow over parts of southern and eastern New England into the afternoon. Below average temperatures are expected across the eastern U.S., particularly with chilly morning temperatures. Read More >

Quad Cities, IA/IL

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Weather History Reports: Christmas Day

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Merry Christmas!

"White Christmas": A Christmas with a 6 am CST
snow depth of 1" or more.

Note: Snow depth is measured to the nearest
whole inch.  So, if the average snow depth is
a half inch (0.5") or more, it rounds up to 1 inch.

 Christmas Climatology
 
 
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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...CHRISTMAS DAY.. | ...CHRISTMAS DAY..
  |  
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 | CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2024 | CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024
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Temperature Value Date

% of Record

     | Temperature Value Date

% of Record

    
Normal High 34         | Normal High 29        
Normal Low 18         | Normal Low 15        
Warmest 62 12/25/2019       | Warmest 58 12/25/1936      
Coldest -18 12/25/2000       | Coldest -19 12/25/1879      
Coldest High -2 12/25/1983       | Coldest High -6 12/25/1983      
Warmest Low 50 12/25/1936       | Warmest Low 49 12/25/1936      
Average Max 32.4         | Average Max 29.1        
Average Min 17.0         | Average Min 14.1        
Mean 24.7         | Mean 21.6        
            |            
Days Max 60 - 69 1   0.7%     | Days Max 60 - 69 0   0.0%    
Days Max 50 - 59 13   8.6%     | Days Max 50 - 59 7   4.6%    
Days Max 40 - 49 30   19.9%     | Days Max 40 - 49 20   13.2%    
Days Max 30 - 39 50   33.1%     | Days Max 30 - 39 55   36.4%    
Days Max 20 - 29 34   22.5%     | Days Max 20 - 29 38   25.2%    
Days Max 10 - 19 16   10.6%     | Days Max 10 - 19 18   11.9%    
Days Max 0 - 9 6   4.0%     | Days Max 0 - 9 12   7.9%    
Days Max -9 to -1 1   0.7%     | Days Max -9 to -1 1   0.7%    
            |            
Days Min 50 - 59 1   0.7%     | Days Min 50 - 59 0   0.0%    
Days Min 40 - 49 3   2.0%     | Days Min 40 - 49 3   2.0%    
Days Min 30 - 39 20   13.2%     | Days Min 30 - 39 13   8.6%    
Days Min 20 - 29 45   29.8%     | Days Min 20 - 29 44   29.1%    
Days Min 10 - 19 39   25.8%     | Days Min 10 - 19 36   23.8%    
Days Min 0 - 9 25   16.6%     | Days Min 0 - 9 30   19.9%    
Days Min -9 to -1 13   8.6%     | Days Min -9 to -1 20   13.2%    
Days Min -19 to -10 5   3.3%     | Days Min -19 to -10 5   3.3%    
            |            
Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Highest 0.72 12/25/1957       | Highest 0.68 12/25/2009      
Average 0.05         | Average 0.06        
            |            
Days = 0.00 76   49.7%     | Days = 0.00 84   55.3%    
Days = T 29   19.0%     | Days = T 26   17.1%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 25   16.3%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 21   13.8%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 21   13.7%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 17   11.2%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 2   1.3%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 4   2.6%    
Days >= 1.00 0   0.0%     | Days >= 1.00 0   0.0%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Highest 3.8 12/25/1945       | Highest 4.8 12/25/1950      
Average 0.3         | Average 0.4        
            |            
Days = 0.0 82   52.9%     | Days = 0.0 78   52.7%    
Days = T 29   18.7%     | Days = T 25   16.9%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 30   19.4%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 29   19.6%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 8   5.2%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 7   4.7%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 4   2.6%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 4   2.7%    
Days >= 3.0 2   1.3%     | Days >= 3.0 5   3.4%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 13 12/25/1909       | Highest 19 12/25/1951      
Average 2         | Average 3        
            |            
Days = 0 50   37.9%     | Days = 0 27   22.1%    
Days = T 31   23.5%     | Days = T 27   22.1%    
Days >= 1 51   38.6%     | Days >= 1 68   55.7%    
            |            
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            |            
Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2024-12-25 39 34 0 0 0 | 2024-12-25 35 26 0 0 0
2023-12-25 56 39 0.48 0 0 | 2023-12-25 53 39 0.59 0 0
2022-12-25 18 3 0.02 0.2 1 | 2022-12-25 13 -1 0.04 0.5 3
2021-12-25 53 26 0 0 0 | 2021-12-25 48 26 0 0 0
2020-12-25 23 6 0.01 0.1 T | 2020-12-25 21 2 0 0 T
2019-12-25 62 44 0 0 0 | 2019-12-25 56 36 0 0 0
2018-12-25 50 25 0 0 0 | 2018-12-25 44 25 0 0 0
2017-12-25 17 3 0 0 2 | 2017-12-25 14 -4 T T 1
2016-12-25 56 34 0.28 0 0 | 2016-12-25 41 31 0.19 0 6
2015-12-25 37 32 0 0 0 | 2015-12-25 32 27 0 0 T
2014-12-25 50 33 T T 0 | 2014-12-25 44 30 T T 0
2013-12-25 27 19 T 0.1 5 | 2013-12-25 22 10 0.06 1.2 7
2012-12-25 25 14 0 0 3 | 2012-12-25 18 5 0 0 8
2011-12-25 46 23 0 0 0 | 2011-12-25 43 23 0 0 0
2010-12-25 29 23 0.01 0.1 9 | 2010-12-25 27 21 0.02 0.2 14
2009-12-25 42 18 0.31 1.1 T | 2009-12-25 38 14 0.68 1 4
2008-12-25 30 -8 0 0 9 | 2008-12-25 27 -9 0.07 0.3 12
2007-12-25 42 19 0 0 1 | 2007-12-25 36 18 0 0 9
2006-12-25 40 30 0 0 0 | 2006-12-25 32 28 0 0 0
2005-12-25 36 34 0 0 2 | 2005-12-25 34 33 0 0 5
2004-12-25 32 16 0.04 0.7 T | 2004-12-25 24 13 0.04 0.7 T
2003-12-25 42 15 0 0 0 | 2003-12-25 38 15 0 0 M
2002-12-25 27 19 0 0 0 | 2002-12-25 24 14 T T M
2001-12-25 20 12 0.01 0.3 T | 2001-12-25 18 8 0.01 0.3 M
2000-12-25 11 -18 0 0 11 | 2000-12-25 6 -13 0 0 M
1999-12-25 36 4 0 0 5 | 1999-12-25 33 6 0 0 M
1998-12-25 33 12 0 0 0 | 1998-12-25 30 15 0 0 M
1997-12-25 31 26 0.01 0.1 6 | 1997-12-25 28 23 0 0 0
1996-12-25 5 -1 0.05 1.3 0 | 1996-12-25 0 -8 0.13 4.5 0
1995-12-25 31 16 T T 0 | 1995-12-25 24 13 T T 0
1994-12-25 48 21 0 0 0 | 1994-12-25 43 18 0 0 T
1993-12-25 19 8 0.01 0.6 2 | 1993-12-25 12 4 0 0 1
1992-12-25 32 11 T T T | 1992-12-25 28 7 0 0 T
1991-12-25 46 19 0 0 0 | 1991-12-25 36 21 0 0 T
1990-12-25 24 -2 0 0 T | 1990-12-25 20 -9 T T 3
1989-12-25 37 17 T T 4 | 1989-12-25 35 14 0.05 0.5 2
1988-12-25 28 18 0 0 0 | 1988-12-25 26 10 0 0 0
1987-12-25 34 26 0 0 1 | 1987-12-25 31 19 0 0 2
1986-12-25 31 25 T T T | 1986-12-25 28 23 0 0 T
1985-12-25 9 -7 T T 2 | 1985-12-25 0 -17 0 0 9
1984-12-25 25 -1 0 0 1 | 1984-12-25 21 -9 0 0 1
1983-12-25 -2 -12 0 0 8 | 1983-12-25 -6 -15 0 0 7
1982-12-25 58 31 0 0 0 | 1982-12-25 53 28 0.01 0 0
1981-12-25 38 19 T T T | 1981-12-25 34 11 0 0 M
1980-12-25 16 -12 0 0 2 | 1980-12-25 14 -8 0 0 T
1979-12-25 40 29 0 0 0 | 1979-12-25 39 25 0 0 0
1978-12-25 26 9 T T T | 1978-12-25 21 2 0.12 1.7 1
1977-12-25 15 3 T T 1 | 1977-12-25 7 -5 0 0 3
1976-12-25 38 23 0 0 T | 1976-12-25 34 22 0 0 T
1975-12-25 32 30 0 0 T | 1975-12-25 32 26 0 0 T
1974-12-25 28 16 0 0 T | 1974-12-25 22 9 0 0 2
1973-12-25 37 35 0.32 0 2 | 1973-12-25 35 32 0.11 T 3
1972-12-25 33 23 0.01 T 1 | 1972-12-25 31 18 0.02 0.2 4
1971-12-25 46 31 T 0 0 | 1971-12-25 38 28 0.04 0 0
1970-12-25 27 12 0.04 0.4 T | 1970-12-25 16 -1 T T 7
1969-12-25 26 20 T T 6 | 1969-12-25 23 13 T T 14
1968-12-25 15 3 0.05 0.5 T | 1968-12-25 11 -4 0.03 0.3 2
1967-12-25 35 8 0.16 0.9 T | 1967-12-25 32 7 T T T
1966-12-25 27 11 0 0 0 | 1966-12-25 24 11 0 0 0
1965-12-25 30 6 0.06 1.2 4 | 1965-12-25 28 15 0 0 3
1964-12-25 21 15 0.1 1.7 0 | 1964-12-25 16 8 0.17 2.6 0
1963-12-25 41 11 0 0 4 | 1963-12-25 37 13 0 0 5
1962-12-25 22 -1 0.21 2.9 1 | 1962-12-25 20 -4 0.21 2.6 2
1961-12-25 29 -2 0 0 8 | 1961-12-25 21 -5 T T 13
1960-12-25 48 22 0 0 4 | 1960-12-25 37 19 0 0 3
1959-12-25 45 27 0 0 T | 1959-12-25 38 22 0 0 6
1958-12-25 43 18 0 0 0 | 1958-12-25 34 18 0 0 2
1957-12-25 40 31 0.72 0 0 | 1957-12-25 33 31 0.45 1.6 T
1956-12-25 30 22 0.01 0.1 T | 1956-12-25 27 14 T T 2
1955-12-25 41 25 0 0 0 | 1955-12-25 29 18 0.02 0.2 T
1954-12-25 47 31 0 0 0 | 1954-12-25 41 28 T 0 T
1953-12-25 40 22 0 0 1 | 1953-12-25 41 26 0 0 1
1952-12-25 26 19 T T T | 1952-12-25 22 8 T T 4
1951-12-25 28 11 0.08 0.8 7 | 1951-12-25 24 9 0.28 3.2 19
1950-12-25 14 9 0.05 0.6 1 | 1950-12-25 9 5 0.4 4.8 5
1949-12-25 39 27 0.08 1 T | 1949-12-25 40 24 T T 1
1948-12-25 21 5 0 0 T | 1948-12-25 19 1 0 0 2
1947-12-25 41 20 T T 0 | 1947-12-25 38 20 T T T
1946-12-25 52 17 0 0 0 | 1946-12-25 50 15 0 0 0
1945-12-25 33 26 0.22 3.8 5 | 1945-12-25 32 27 0.06 0.6 3
1944-12-25 22 -2 0 0 3 | 1944-12-25 21 2 0 0 5
1943-12-25 44 22 0 0 0 | 1943-12-25 44 20 0 0 0
1942-12-25 35 26 0.01 0 T | 1942-12-25 36 17 T 0 5
1941-12-25 38 32 0.51 0 0 | 1941-12-25 36 33 0.15 T 0
1940-12-25 51 45 T 0 0 | 1940-12-25 50 43 0.02 0 T
1939-12-25 41 19 0 0 0 | 1939-12-25 40 24 0 0 0
1938-12-25 32 25 0.01 T 1 | 1938-12-25 28 21 0 T 3
1937-12-25 33 15 0 0 1 | 1937-12-25 28 14 0 0 4
1936-12-25 59 50 0.04 0 0 | 1936-12-25 58 49 T 0 0
1935-12-25 19 -7 0.1 2.7 5 | 1935-12-25 23 -7 0.09 3.2 5
1934-12-25 26 4 T T 4 | 1934-12-25 27 3 0.02 0.1 1
1933-12-25 11 2 0.12 1.8 2 | 1933-12-25 4 -4 0.54 2.2 2
1932-12-25 46 24 0 0 0 | 1932-12-25 43 25 T 0 T
1931-12-25 44 31 0 0 0 | 1931-12-25 37 29 0 0 0
1930-12-25 39 27 T T T | 1930-12-25 36 28 T T 3
1929-12-25 32 22 0 0 T | 1929-12-25 30 20 T T 1
1928-12-25 42 26 0 0 T | 1928-12-25 44 32 0 0 T
1927-12-25 40 22 T 0 0 | 1927-12-25 37 20 0 0 T
1926-12-25 18 4 0 0 0 | 1926-12-25 17 1 0 0 1
1925-12-25 19 4 T 0.6 2 | 1925-12-25 18 3 0 1 5
1924-12-25 3 -4 0 0 4 | 1924-12-25 2 -6 0 0 3
1923-12-25 39 31 0.03 0 0 | 1923-12-25 38 30 0 0 T
1922-12-25 56 27 0 0 0 | 1922-12-25 48 28 T 0 T
1921-12-25 21 8 T T 2 | 1921-12-25 20 -7 T T 2
1920-12-25 27 8 0.4 2.7 4 | 1920-12-25 20 1 0.22 2 3
1919-12-25 32 10 T 0 2 | 1919-12-25 33 3 0 0 6
1918-12-25 22 14 0 T 7 | 1918-12-25 23 13 0 0 7
1917-12-25 20 11 0 0 0 | 1917-12-25 16 5 0 0 T
1916-12-25 29 8 0 0 4 | 1916-12-25 30 0 0 0 4
1915-12-25 24 19 T T 1 | 1915-12-25 23 18 T T 1
1914-12-25 8 -10 0 0 4 | 1914-12-25 7 -6 0 0 4
1913-12-25 34 28 0 0 2 | 1913-12-25 33 26 0 0 0
1912-12-25 45 31 0 0 0 | 1912-12-25 49 30 0 0 0
1911-12-25 36 20 0 0 0 | 1911-12-25 33 18 0 0 T
1910-12-25 37 9 0 0 T | 1910-12-25 34 8 0.13 1.3 2
1909-12-25 28 3 0.17 3.6 13 | 1909-12-25 26 5 0.04 1.8 11
1908-12-25 34 23 T T 0 | 1908-12-25 32 21 T T T
1907-12-25 41 25 0 T 0 | 1907-12-25 38 21 0 T 0
1906-12-25 32 25 0 0 0 | 1906-12-25 33 24 0 0 T
1905-12-25 36 20 0 0 2 | 1905-12-25 32 15 0 T 2
1904-12-25 31 26 T T T | 1904-12-25 31 26 0.02 0.2 1
1903-12-25 23 -5 0.11 1.5 2 | 1903-12-25 17 -6 0.26 3.2 3
1902-12-25 4 -4 T T T | 1902-12-25 3 -5 0 0 2
1901-12-25 33 28 0.02 T T | 1901-12-25 35 28 0 0 T
1900-12-25 18 10 T T T | 1900-12-25 16 9 T T T
1899-12-25 17 9 0 0 0 | 1899-12-25 15 7 0 0 0
1898-12-25 29 17 0.03 0.3 T | 1898-12-25 26 8 0.08 0.8 1
1897-12-25 34 17 0 0 1 | 1897-12-25 35 18 0 0 4
1896-12-25 35 17 0 0 T | 1896-12-25 36 13 0 0 1
1895-12-25 31 26 0.1 T 0 | 1895-12-25 37 24 0.2 0 M
1894-12-25 34 25 0 0 0 | 1894-12-25 32 20 0 0 M
1893-12-25 41 24 0.32 T 0 | 1893-12-25 41 30 T T M
1892-12-25 10 -4 0.1 1 M | 1892-12-25 8 -8 0.04 M M
1891-12-25 45 18 0.01 0 M | 1891-12-25 40 16 T M M
1890-12-25 31 16 0 0 M | 1890-12-25 26 10 0 M M
1889-12-25 50 30 0 0 M | 1889-12-25 44 26 0 M M
1888-12-25 35 28 0.08 0 M | 1888-12-25 36 28 0 M M
1887-12-25 23 11 T T M | 1887-12-25 22 8 0 M M
1886-12-25 31 9 0.17 2 M | 1886-12-25 16 6 0.35 M M
1885-12-25 34 25 0 0 M | 1885-12-25 32 22 0 M M
1884-12-25 21 3 T T M | 1884-12-25 8 -11 0 M M
1883-12-25 37 19 0 M M | 1883-12-25 38 12 0 M M
1882-12-25 42 32 0.45 M M | 1882-12-25 36 28 0.56 M M
1881-12-25 52 36 0 M M | 1881-12-25 49 33 0 M M
1880-12-25 37 28 0.1 M M | 1880-12-25 34 27 0.27 M M
1879-12-25 5 -14 0 M M | 1879-12-25 2 -19 0 M M
1878-12-25 13 0 0 M M | 1878-12-25 16 0 0 M M
1877-12-25 55 46 0.19 M M | 1877-12-25 50 43 0.19 M M
1876-12-25 25 18 T M M | 1876-12-25 26 17 0 M M
1875-12-25 38 26 0 M M | 1875-12-25 35 20 0 M M
1874-12-25 40 24 0 M M | 1874-12-25 40 15 0 M M
1873-12-25 M M 0.02 M M | 1873-12-25 M M 0.03 M M
1872-12-25 M M 0.15 M M |            
1871-12-25 M M M M M |            

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