The biggest snow during that time period came on Dec. 10, 2008, when 1.4 inches of snow was recorded. Greatest Snowfall in One Season Nights forecast at or below freezing: Five. Tires were different when I was a child. Thanks for your comment. This was a different storm from the historic event that struck the Midwest and southern Canada around . Answer (1 of 21): I've lived in Houston since 1979. Much of Texas is under a winter storm warning. Thanks for reading and leaving your interesting comment. The last recorded snowfall in Houston was on February 15, 2021. Many of them are impassible. There were specific snow tires. Temperatures are generally not hot yet, averaging from 75-82 F (23.9-27.8 C) in the day and 56-64 F (13.3-17.8 C) at night. 3.6 mi. Thanks for your comment. We were focused mostly on Houstons most extreme temps for this post. It was fun to see the gorgeous large flakes falling and briefly blanketing the rooftops, grass and other things. As to beautiful evergreens laden with snowI well remember those days when living in Wisconsin. Community activists call for arrest of Houston taqueria customer who fatally shot suspected robber. Nights at or below freezing: 10, split up over 20 days. It is so beautiful when white and pristine. I never used them though. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year. We managed to reach the upper 30s on both days, which isnt overly impressive. Houston sculptor's next giant statue to be installed near Bush airport, 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' removed from Conroe ISD curriculum, 3 men accused of stealing from ATM after busting through glass door. successfulblogger from Los Angeles,Ca on December 06, 2009: So sorry to hear about your experience with the snow, tobagganing and ending up with a concussion. Moving to a new post, my dad was being stationed in NY. Hope you enjoyed your nice drive in the snow where you live. If you could email it. What delighted me the most was seeing a neighbor pulling her two young children on a homemade sled. What year did it snow on Christmas Day in Houston? I was in a department store shopping, people were taking pictures of the falling snow with cellphones. But at least if we are going to have a cold snap we are shooting the moon with this one and going all the way. Will add your snow day hub to mine now so that people can see even more photos of this special event in this part of Texas if they like. Some areas of the city saw 12 inches of snow in 2004. This is early snow for us. Why is the fear of long words called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia? The closest the Houston metropolitan area came to a white Christmas occurred on December 22, 1989 when 1.7 inches of snow fell at Intercontinental Airport. Back in 1983 was the only year that the high didnt hit 20 degrees, topping out at 15.Christmas Day Climate Statistics. I remember driving down the street and and seeing water coming under the front doors of MANY homes and heading out to the street. The following year, Houston set a new record for earliest snowfall of the season: 13 November. In February 2021, snow reached 15 cm (6 in), as it had not happened for decades. The roads will ice up tonight from the moisture, and accidents were already occurring and reported on the 6 PM newscasts tonight. "Oohs" and "aahs" relating to the rare spectacle brought smiles to our faces. Notice the grass devoid of most of the snow? EsriNo. December 13: 19 3.0 mi. One photo showed two children with upraised faces, their mouths open and tongues catching the large snowflakes. Coldest temperature: 19 on 1/17 . People should stay where they are because the roads are dangerous. Copyright 2023 KTRK-TV. The last recorded snowfall in Houston was on February 15, 2021. I'll share some of them below. My Dad was a great skater! January-February 1951. Icy conditions remained on Christmas Day. Winter is also the driest part of the year for Houston. Scary! Example video title will go here for this video. During this time of year, sledding was best. Rochelle Frank from California Gold Country on December 06, 2009: We are bracing for a pretty big snowstorm here tonight and tomorrow-- predicted to be between 8- 12 inches. Our memory of the past winter can sometimes be judged by a strong beginning to the winter, a long & cold winter season or a massive snowstorm that tested all snow removal equipment at the end of the season. :-) Thanks for your comment. Most of the snow melted before it hit the ground, but it was magical nevertheless. St. Marys Cathedral covered in snow, February 1940. Weather Today Weather Hourly 14 Day Forecast Yesterday/Past Weather Climate (Averages) Currently: 50 F. Another reinforcing cold front seems to have swept across . Thanks for the comment. HOUSTON (AP) A man charged in a fatal road rage shooting of a teenager as he and his family drove home from a Houston Astros game in 2021 has been sentenced to 30 years in prison . The date above was another unusual but fun day! I guess time will tell. From the February 1960 Houston Post: Hermann Park's Sam Houston statue in daytime snow: Joe Jimenez, 4906 Southwind St., packs snowball. Without central heating I can remember waking up to frost patterns on the inside of the windows in the winter here in the UK whan I was a child. Nights at or below freezing: 14 over 2-3 weeks. Now let's take a look at a similar sounding for Hobby Airport, again with the freezing line highlighted. The record for warmest Christmas was set in 1955 at 88 degrees. Who knows, maybe a few older Gen-Xers around these parts owe their very existence to those four inches of snow 58 years ago. December 24: 11. Video sent to Houston ABC station KTRK showed kids running out to greet the big, wet flakes. Those pics are amazing, even of the snowman, and when you were younger. Dave McClure from Worcester, UK on December 07, 2009: Snow is a great reminder to slow down and appreciate. Schools were closed, and businesses let many of their workers go home early. Hey gang, I didnt see anything mentioned about the Snow we received in February, 1960. Houston Temperature History 2022. Anyone reading this must know the excitement that this real and heavy snowfall generated today for children and adults alike. 19 Do Austin Texas have a beach? I would love to share links. If memory serves ( a big if) there was an official measuring site for downtown (in addition to the official site for the city of Houston), its final location, before it was discontinued, was on the Rice campus. And my roof is still white on the day after! Here's a look at the most recent snowfalls in the Houston area: Feb. 8, 2019: Trace amount Doesn't stand for long but it has fallen a few times! The snow didn't just fall in Houston. Nothing quite like it! The February 13, 1899 edition of the Houston Post described the cold snap thusly: When a younger friend approaches him now and suggests to him, with a degree of profanity based on the length of time he has been exposed to the chilling, biting, nipping North wind, that its pretty cold, the oldest inhabitant cannot yawn, draw closer to the welcome fire, and say, with an air of conscious superiority, Yes, but away back in 73 there was a norther that. He has no recourse but to moodily assent, put a few more coals in the blazing grate and reflect on what has been, what might have been and what may be. The earliest accumulating snow in Houston is December 4th, 2009. . The North Texas Snowstorm of 2022 was a historic snow event that buried the Southern United States , most notably North Texas, with over 2 feet of snow from January 16 to January 19. Yes, but it's true! We would build a snow fort and then draw straws as to which one of us got to stay inside the fort and which ones would be outside the fort for our snowball fights. This means we can probably expect more than half of all Christmas Days to be a white Christmas. Peggy - good memories - snow doesn't fall very often in Houston but when it does it brings out pure excitement and enjoy for the little ones. It was fun, wasn't it! And I would like to see the photo actually! The closest the Houston metropolitan area came to a white Christmas occurred on December 22, 1989 when 1.7 inches of snow fell at Intercontinental Airport. Year Selection Submit. The last recorded snowfall in Houston was on February 15, 2021. We did hit 19 degrees, which at that time was our coldest low temperature since 1996. Hope you are enjoying cooler temps too. So, to begin our trip through history, lets set the table with the current cold outbreak. 1 wealthiest ZIP code is 77005, which encompasses West University, What is the minimum wage in Texas? We got more sleet at our home, but in other parts of the Houston metro area, they saw more snow mixed with sleet. No one is talking about it for some reason, but it clogged up the city. The snow on our roof was totally melted by late afternoon today. My mother and I had some fun talking about our childhood memories of enjoying the snow when we lived in Wisconsin. And that was the warm up. Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on February 18, 2016: Hard to make a gigantic snowman like the ones we used to make in Wisconsin here in Houston where it rarely ever snows. By iced rains, do you mean hail? Jeanne Johnson of 1937 W. Main, kisses a snowman. Our parents would also join in playing with us occasionally. Enjoy your snow when it comes and stay warm. i am weak when it comes to coldness. on December 06, 2009: What a great day 4th December was for you all in Houston, We don't get snow in this part of Australia where we live. Is this going to be our new reality? :-). Hope all is well with you also. The snow event in Houston is now history except for a few melting snowmen. The snow didn't just fall in Houston. Average household income: $40,688. After the 1960 snow, Houston wouldn't see significant amounts of snow again until late 1972 and early 1973. It would be fun to see snow at least once a year but unfortunately living in Houston we seldom get away in the winter heading north. Past Snowfall. So you had snow in Arlington also! It is a thrill to see snow in Houston because it is so very rare. I think that snow person should have had a bright parasol , a sun visor, and maybe an exotic drink, reflecting it's surroundings more than a woolen scarf or hat that would have served to warm him/her up and promote melting the quicker! At least you can enjoy the pristine whiteness of pictures of snow. Near record-breaking and bitterly cold temperatures are happening. It seems to be over now. In February 2021, 8 centimeters (3 inches) of snow fell and the temperature stayed at or below freezing for nine consecutive days. The 1940 cold snap came with snow on January 22nd, with up to 3 inches reported from Houston into southern Louisiana and more elsewhere in the states. talfonso from Tampa Bay, FL on December 07, 2009: Wow - excellent Hub! . Hype-free forecasts for Houston, powered by Reliant. Some may try to talk down this cold outbreak because of its less impressive duration than, say, 1989 which saw three of Houstons 25 coldest mornings on record. The temperature is above freezing so it isn't much of a traffic hazard. This December has been at or near the warmest December on record for most of South Texas. Especially when it is heavy and wet, the splat sound although muted is definite. There were more incidences of snow in the 1980s on average than any other decade recorded, but the 2000s also witnessed more frequent and record-breaking snows. Sharing this of course. But it looks like more snow than we got in Georgia this year (s0 far). Not a whole lot has changed, though I think three things stand out. That was a good thick snow flurry all day.starting about 8amwhere I work.they let everyone go early due to the driving conditions. I just inserted the photos to show the ages when my brothers and I were playing in the snow. LOL. Snowball fights were only fun when you came out barely "hit" which in my case was never. (Smile) Could suit many of us here. Hopefully this is not a portend of the winter ahead! 17 How far is Austin from the Mexican border? So here is your next trivia challenge when was the last time the entire continental US was at or below freezing? I remember those first wet snows of the season when we lived in Wisconsin. Of course after many months, we also looked forward to Spring. Although, 1973 saw four days of snow in Houston between January and February. Lovely hub. There were more incidences of snow in the 1980s on average than any other decade recorded, but the 2000s also witnessed more frequent and record-breaking snows. I do!! I didn't check -- still though). Thank you Eric and Matt for all you do. 14 Poorest. The snowman shown here was in our subdivision about five houses away from where we live. The citys December snowfall average is 11.5 inches and the snowiest Christmas on record occurred in 1945 with a snowfall total of 9.6 inches. Coldest temperature: 14 on 2/2 But it didn't stick on the roads :( We are expected to get a wet winter, did you hear that earlier in the year? A girl, aged 12, suffered a leg injury but has been discharged from hospital, while a 48-year-old woman sustained life-changing injuries, and three other women, aged 21, 41, and 58, were hurt. December 1983 is Houstons second coldest December behind 1989. bingskee from Quezon City, Philippines on December 08, 2009: you are such a beautiful child when you were very young! Thanks for your compilation. Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on July 14, 2016: I guess that happens in just about any cold climate where it snows. Snow accumulations were in the one to four-inch range depending upon where one lives in and around Houston. beccas90 from New York on October 31, 2011: We just had snow over the weekend in New England with parts of Connecticut getting 20" - but we got a more modest 6". The only snow generally seen around here is manmade, and only for special occasions. United States snow records can be found by reviewing the snowfall records of over 200 cities. I lived in Denver and conditions were brutal there as they pretty well were anywhere east of the Rockies. On Monday, Cheryl Rodriguez and her husband woke up to heaps of snow outside of their house, nestled in a neighborhood cul-de-sac in Conroe . :-) Thanks for the comment. Meteorologists gave us another update as to freezing precipitation in Houston on the date above. Thanks for reading this bit about the unusual snow day in Houston, Texas and leaving a comment. 1850s. By month, 35 percent of all Houston snowfalls happened in February, 32 percent in January and 30 percent in December. Thus, our rare snow in Houston, Texas provided a fun day making for good memories. Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on December 13, 2009: Yes, I would agree that the snow in Houston brought back many happy memories of things like sledding and tobogganing such as you remember in Michigan and I remember growing up in my early childhood in Wisconsin. It would be more than 30 years before Houston saw a decent amount of snow again. We sometimes get that alsoin fact more often than snow. As to visiting HoustonJuly and August with a few surrounding months on either sideare not the best times to visit unless one really likes heat. So do you think this will start happening more often in the next coming winters? The nurseries should be doing a brisk business again this spring when people will be replacing lost plants. 2022/2023. December 22: 13 Several records from that event still stand today, including the coldest on record for Amarillo (-16), Dallas (-8), Galveston (8), and the Texas all-time record (Tulia was -23, a record shared with Seminole in 1933). I seem to remember that people once put chains on their tires to get through snow and ice. Those patterns were so pretty! Nights at or below freezing: 8, coming in two 4-day waves. Nights at or below freezing: 6 in a row. Back in 1895, the Bayou City was turned into a winter wonderland with 20 inches dropping on the Hallmark holiday. I have pictures of my mom's blooming rose bushes with snow on them. It was awful and about a week long. The latest snowfall recorded of the season occurred on March 22, 1968. :-(. It was afternoon and there werent many patrons at the museum as it was close to Christmas. Wake up the kiddos for a look a look out the window at this historic . It becomes a big event if and when it happens. This was surely a banner year for snowplow contractors! A rare sight! Happy to have shared a few childhood memories with you. As was my sister who was visiting for the holiday. In any case it is very early -- in St. John's we sometimes even have green Christmases, in fact. On Dec. 25, 2016, Dallas reached 80 degrees, which broke the record for warmest Christmas Day on record in the city. There was also an ice storm of sorts on the 4th. Coldest temperature: 10 on 2/8 February 1899 is front and center in the pantheon of cold as well. Nights at or below freezing: 12, including 11 in a row to close the month. I was like, what is this white cold stuff falling from the sky?! Mr. Snowman has most of the snow along with the fallen leaves, twigs, and anything else that happened to be on the ground. Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on December 08, 2009: Nice to meet another fellow Texan here. Like Tom, I missed the 2004 snowfall, which was the best, because I was out of town. August September October November December January February March April May June July. Six record low temperatures still stand from 1989. Nights at or below freezing: 12 over 2 weeks. Will be thinking of you up there in Canada. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Snow in Houston doesn't happen every winter, but it does happen. 18 What kind of weather is in Austin Texas? We didn't get any snow this year and the winter has been quite mild compared to recent years. Actor Jeremy Renner tweeted he is home from the hospital more than two weeks after he was crushed in a snowplow accident. Nights at or below freezing: 20 (!) Since 1961, countrywide, snow has fallen on 17 Christmas Days (1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2010), with nine of these having snow lying on the ground at 09:00 (1964, 1970, 1980, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2010). And all this makes him sad, very, very sad.. I reminisced with you the entire time while reading your narrative. Snowfall in Dallas is uncommon. In my scanning of the article my poor brain did not catch the metric measurement. We'd like to see what birthrates for Houston were like nine months later. The heavy flakes had ceased falling, and a light dusting was now taking its place. That must be an adjustment for you since you have obviously experienced other climactic conditions. Because if it were Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophilia we would have to love the word! Take care . 4.4in. LOL! But the rapidity of the large-flaked snowfall coming down from the sky finally started to blanket the ground, trees, and rooftops. Contents1 Has Houston ever had snow?2 On what year did it last snow in Houston Texas on Christmas [] Actor Jeremy Renner tweeted he is home from the hospital more than two weeks after he was crushed in a snowplow accident, CNN reported. 14 Does it flood in Austin Texas? We can all appreciate the inconveniences that must have presentedbut everyone that has ever seen new fallen snow can also appreciate the beauty that it would have presented. Photo taken at Sonny Look's on Quitman. December 4, 2009, will go down in the record books as the earliest snowfall in Houston, Texas history. Hope you had as much fun as we did in enjoying that "white stuff" falling from the sky. A rare and record breaking snowfall occurred Christmas Eve into early Christmas morning across south and southeast Texas. White Christmas. Matt, The 1940 cold is notable for both intensity and duration. The mother of all snows came on Valentine's Day in 1895. Loved it!!! I love the snow. Leah Lefler from Western New York on October 29, 2011: It is snowing here in Western NY as I read this - but we're used to snow up here in the great frozen north! Outside the fort, there was an endless amount of snow to construct our snowballs while it was more limited inside the fort. 8 to 12 inches is a good snowstorm indeed. Hope all is well with you. BTWI get a kick out of your self assigned name here on hubpages. Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on December 14, 2009: Your "iced rain" is definitely what we call hail. After all, Friday's snowfall comes right after Hurricane Harvey. That event also came with snow, sleet, and ice. I used to have relatives living in New Jersey. For additional snow and winter records research you can check out the SPN snow records page. When I was in San Antonio they had about 1/2" of snow one day and they were acting as if it was a foot of snow. But it was exciting to see for those of us living where we rarely get to see a snowflake, much less an accumulation of snow! Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. First, there is a real chance that there could be some freezing drizzle or light freezing rain overnight tonight and Sunday morning. Maybe somedayor until then, at least you have pictures. Time/General. For snow and ice contractors, the winter is typically judged by how much money made it into the bank. Too bad that you have never seen snow falling or the effect in person. Enjoyed your hub and loved the photos. I currently live on the northwest side. Hasnt the location of the reading site for official records changed a number of times over the years? Yeswe only had snow for one day in Houston, Texasbut it was so unusual that it made the record books and made for some fun down here. By Kristine Cummings / August 15, 2022. Thanks for the visit and share. SPN enlisted the help of the leading winter-expert Meteorologists to collect snow records throughout the United States. It does not happen in Houston and the surrounding area all that often! Greatest Amount of Snow in Two Days, 4.4in. Greatest Amount of Snow in Three Days. (: C E Clark from North Texas on February 16, 2016: Came back to share this great article! . The switch flipped on January 28, when temperatures dropped 40, and then January 29 when they kept dropping to 24 degrees. Kristen Howe from Northeast Ohio on December 09, 2017: Peggy, that's a real long time ago that snow had fallen in Houston. What year was it 80 degrees on Christmas? Looking at the link, you not only have snow but 100 mile an hour winds; power outages, etc. Jeremy Renner was helping a stranded . RELATED:That time it snowed in Houston in 2008 and everyone was so excited. This event merits a whole post on its own, which well hopefully one day get to! Many cities and towns around the world experience snowy conditions in winter, but also have sandy beaches to enjoy in summer once the snow has melted. But you may not know . I was a lowly undergraduate in December 1989 and took a job loading 18 wheelers (night shift) in between semester to earn some holiday cash. There were more incidences of snow in the 1980s on average than any other decade recorded, but the 2000s also witnessed . So, will 2021 join these memorable cold snaps? On December 22 1929, 2.5 inches of snow fell in Houston. 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