Christmas in Colorado Springs
SNOWFALL Record Snowfall: 2.3 inches in 1911 Number of times with a trace or more....... 21 Number of times with an inch or more........ 6 Climatological chance of a trace or more.... 17% Climatological chance of an inch or more..... 5% SNOW ON GROUND Record Snow on Ground: 7.0 inches in 1982 Number of times with a trace or more........ 29 Number of times with an inch or more....... 19 Climatological chance of a trace or more.... 40% Climatological chance of an inch or more... 26% The last "White Christmas" was in 1987 when there was an inch of snow during the day, and an inch of snow on the ground in the morning. Before that, the last "White Christmas" was in 1976 when there was an inch of snow during the day, and an inch of snow on the ground in the morning. Snowfall records are in inches, from 1894 to the present. Current through 2021.
***White Christmas defined as >0.5 inches of snow falling on Christmas day with a least 1 inch on the ground*** |