Christmas Facts for Colorado Springs

Lala Impacting Hawaii; Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flooding Risks; Excessive Heat

Areas of gusty winds, heavy rain leading to flash flooding, and high surf continue across portions of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala continues to move away from the islands. Severe thunderstorm, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding threats continue from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic and across the central High Plains. Record heat continues for areas of the central/southern Plain into the Southeast Read More >

Christmas in Colorado Springs

Normal High	Normal Low	Record High	Record Low	Lowest Maximum (Coldest High)	Highest Minimum (Warmest Low)
44	18	67 in 1955 1971	-15 in 1983	16 in 1962 1987	39 in 2021

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.... 16%
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........ 30
Number of times with an inch or more....... 19
Climatological chance of a trace or more.... 40%
Climatological chance of an inch or more... 25%

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. While technically not a "White Christmas" by our definition, through out Christmas Eve Day (December 24th) of 1982, Colorado Springs recorded 0.60 inches of precipitation and 7.0 inches of snow.

While not a "White Christmas", early Christmas morning of 2016 brought 0.23 inches of rain (no snow) to Colorado Springs from passing showers and thunderstorms across southeast Colorado. This is the only time in which precipitation falling on Christmas Day was not in the form of snow. Christmas Day 1994 also brought an unusual surprise to the North end of Colorado Springs, and the area northward to Castle Rock. At 1206 pm, a 4.0 earthquake rocked the region, shaking houses and buildings with no major damage reported.

Snowfall records are in inches, from 1894 to the present.
Snow on the ground is at 5 am, from 1948 to the present.
Snow depth/snowfall records missing for 1996.

Current through 2023.

***White Christmas defined as >0.5 inches of snow falling on Christmas day with a least 1 inch on the ground***