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# 2.0 inches on [[December 11]], [[1944]] | # 2.0 inches on [[December 11]], [[1944]] | ||
==White Christmas?== | |||
Measurable snow accumulation has never occurred on [[December 24]] or [[December 25|25]] in Birmingham. There were some flurries and light dusting in [[1985]], and even lighter flurries in [[1961]], [[1963]], [[1966]], [[1980]], [[1989]], [[1990]], [[1993]] and [[1995]]. The nearest major snowfall was the one on December 22, 1929 which left some snow still on the ground on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day's high of 51° F melted the rest of it off, though. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* [http://nsstc.uah.edu/alclimate/queries/climate_queries.php?site_number=0&type=all&period=daily¶meter=snow&lowvalue=1&highvalue=150&lowyear=1900&highyear=2009&month=all&orderby=snow&orderbytype=DESC&group_by=none&day=all Alabama Weather Page] database query | * [http://nsstc.uah.edu/alclimate/queries/climate_queries.php?site_number=0&type=all&period=daily¶meter=snow&lowvalue=1&highvalue=150&lowyear=1900&highyear=2009&month=all&orderby=snow&orderbytype=DESC&group_by=none&day=all Alabama Weather Page] database query | ||
* "[http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/climate/pns_xmassnow.html White Christmas History in Central Alabama]". (December 16, 2004) National Weather Service Forecast Office, Birmingham, AL | |||
[[Category:Weather events|Snowfall]] | [[Category:Weather events|Snowfall]] | ||
[[Category:Lists|Snowfall]] | [[Category:Lists|Snowfall]] |
Revision as of 17:47, 2 March 2009
This is a List of snowfalls of 2 inches or greater in Birmingham as reported by the Alabama Office of the State Climatologist.
- 10.3 inches on March 13, 1993 (See Blizzard of 1993)
- 9.5 inches on January 23, 1940
- 8.1 inches on January 28, 1904
- 8.0 inches on December 31, 1963
- 6.0 inches on March 13, 1924
- 5.5 inches on December 22, 1929
- 5.5 inches on January 2, 1919
- 5.5 inches on January 29, 1930
- 5.0 inches on April 3, 1987
- 5.0 inches on January 13, 1982
- 5.0 inches on February 23, 1901
- 4.4 inches on January 18, 1992
- 3.8 inches on January 23, 1948
- 3.5 inches on January 9, 1962
- 3.3 inches on December 13, 1958
- 3.0 inches on January 29, 1936
- 3.0 inches on January 29, 2000
- 3.0 inches (?) on March 1, 2009
- 2.8 inches on March 20, 1915
- 2.7 inches on March 12, 1993 (See Blizzard of 1993)
- 2.6 inches on January 22, 1987
- 2.5 inches on March 2, 1942
- 2.3 inches on December 18, 1909
- 2.3 inches on February 13, 1960
- 2.0 inches on February 28, 1941
- 2.0 inches on February 13, 1905
- 2.0 inches on March 10, 1984
- 2.0 inches on December 11, 1944
White Christmas?
Measurable snow accumulation has never occurred on December 24 or 25 in Birmingham. There were some flurries and light dusting in 1985, and even lighter flurries in 1961, 1963, 1966, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1995. The nearest major snowfall was the one on December 22, 1929 which left some snow still on the ground on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day's high of 51° F melted the rest of it off, though.
References
- Alabama Weather Page database query
- "White Christmas History in Central Alabama". (December 16, 2004) National Weather Service Forecast Office, Birmingham, AL