DFW - Christmas Eve Climatology

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A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Dallas/Fort Worth - Christmas Eve Climatology

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

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Maximum
1	88	1955
2 (tie)	82	2021
2 (tie)	82	1901
4	77	1908
5 (tie)	76	1937
5 (tie)	76	1922

Rank	Temperature	Year
Lowest Minimum
1	7	1983
2	12	1990
3	13	1989
4	15	1966
5	16	1953

Rank	Temperature	Year
Lowest Maximum
1	13	1983
2 (tie)	32	2004
2 (tie)	32	1943
4 (tie)	33	1998
4 (tie)	33	1924

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Minimum
1	60	2021
2	54	2016
3 (tie)	53	1982
3 (tie)	53	1955
5	52	2024

Precipitation

Number of occurrences with any precipitation: 28
Number of occurrences with measurable precipitation: 20
Average amount when precipitation occurred: 0.33"
Chance of measurable precipitation: 16%
Number of occurrences of:
   thunder: 3
     snow: 6
     sleet (ice pellets): 1
     freezing rain/freezing drizzle (glaze): 1
     fog: 25

Rank	Precipitation	Year
Wettest
1	1.53	2023
2	1.41	1975
3	0.99	2010
4	0.85	2024
5	0.76	1957

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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.

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