uncle W Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 since 1940 Philadelphia had nine years with at least 1" on the ground Christmas morning...another six had a trace...between 1959 and 1969 there were eight years with at least a trace on the ground with five years with at least 1" on the ground...one trace year had 1.5" during the daytime...1966 is the greatest over the last eighty or so years...maybe over 100 years... year...depth 12/25/am...comments... 1945............6"..........rain Christmas night melts all... 1948............3"..........flurries Christmas day... 1959............1"..........flurry early Christmas am... 1960............1"..........flurries Christmas eve afternoon leaves a coating... 1961............2"..........3" fall the 23rd-24th... 1962............T...........1.5" falls Christmas day... 1963............5"..........flurry Christmas am... 1966..........12"..........12.7" on the 24th-25th...snow ends early Christmas am... 1967............T...........rains Christmas night melting all... 1969............T...........4" of snow Christmas afternoon and evening turns to rain the next day... 1980............T...........flurries Christmas eve late... 1995............T...........Flurry Christmas eve am...Christmas day pm... 1998............1".......... 2002............T...........snow late Christmas eve turns to rain Christmas morning and back to snow in the afternoon... 2009............8"..........rain Christmas night and the next day melts all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Great stats from the Uncle! To paint the White Christmas picture for the N and W Philly burbs see below - we have a little better chance than Philadelphia with a 25% chance of a White Christmas - see some of the detailed stats below by decade - enjoy! Here in Chester County PA we average a White Christmas (at least 1" of snow on the ground on Christmas day) 1 of every 4 years. We have had 30 White Christmases over the last 123 years of Chester County Records. The first being in 1902 with 3" on the ground and the last time being 2012 with 2" on the ground. The snowiest Christmas was 1966 with 25" of snow on the ground. White Christmases by decade Snowiest to least 1960's = 6 WCs (including 4 in a row from 1960 to 1963) 2009's - 3 WCs / 1990's - 3 /1980's - 3/ 1909's - 3/ 1919's - 3 / 1970's - 2 /1950's - 2 / 1940's - 2/ 1930's - 1 / 1920's - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Great stuff Uncle W, thanks for sharing! I was born in Sept 1966 and grew up listening to stories about the snowstorm on my first Christmas. Hoping for a repeat one of these years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 2 hours ago, JTA66 said: Great stuff Uncle W, thanks for sharing! I was born in Sept 1966 and grew up listening to stories about the snowstorm on my first Christmas. Hoping for a repeat one of these years! I was 17 in 1966 and in September that year the weather person ( I forgot his name ) on CBS channel 2 NY predicted a white Christmas for NYC...It either was the greatest long range forecast for it's time or dumb luck?...The ole farmers almanac predicted an old fashion winter for 66-67... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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