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. Hope you are enjoying cooler temps too. Snow in February. Min F Date Min C; 23: January 19, 1984 . Wettest 1.64 1982 1.42 1938 1.31 1930 Contents1 What year did it snow on Christmas in [] Hope it happens again for you Pegg. Jeremy Renner's recovery will take YEARS and his condition is 'much worse than anyone knows' after he was crushed by 14,000-pound snowplow, friends claim. We registered 5 straight days with lows in the 20s from February 1-5 and 4 days from February 9-12. Now let's take a look at a similar sounding for Hobby Airport, again with the freezing line highlighted. Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on September 17, 2015: Hopefully you are not experiencing those wildfires anywhere near where you live in California. This was surely a banner year for snowplow contractors! And I would like to see the photo actually! Dallas is not as far south as you are but still unusual. LOL. The last recorded snowfall in Houston was on February 15, 2021. 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. First, there is a real chance that there could be some freezing drizzle or light freezing rain overnight tonight and Sunday morning. 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. So many happy tears#houston #htx #houstontx #houstontexas #houstontexans #houstonrockets #HolidayOREOke #texas #houstonrealestate #houstonfood #houstonhairstylist #tx #galveston #katytx #cypresstx #riveroak". And yet it happened exactly 200 years ago, in the last week of April 1815. Definitely dont disagree, but for this post, we focused on extreme temperatures. It is so beautiful when white and pristine. Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on December 11, 2017: From what you wrote, you must love seeing snow. It would be more than 30 years before Houston saw a decent amount of snow again. Thank you. Who knows, maybe a few older Gen-Xers around these parts owe their very existence to those four inches of snow 58 years ago. After our company departed to go back home, we continued to watch the snowfall, although it was starting to diminish in intensity. Wonderful momeriesthanks for the photos! The morning temperature was 11 degrees Celsius on Monday, April 24, and by Friday, April 28, it had dipped to minus 3 degrees Celsius. The 46-year-old Houston diner, seen on surveillance video fatally shooting a robbery suspect, will go before a grand jury which will decide whether to charge him. Things are better now in Texas energy market. Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on August 28, 2013: Thanks for letting me know that this has inspired your own writing efforts. The crash happened at about 11 a.m. between Houston and San Antonio. Zip code: 77020. hub. when did it snow in houston 2017: snow in houston 2019: snow in houston history: has it ever snowed in houston texas: houston winter 2017-2018: houston weather december 2017: will it snow in houston 2018: snow in texas 2019: snow in texas this week: texas snow cones: waco texas snow: snow in texas 2018: does it snow in texas austin: snow in . Yes, you would definitely have been used to seeing snow up there. No Peggy, it was the small flakes. Houstons No. On December 22 1929, 2.5 inches of snow fell in Houston. I was running a paper in the Texas Highland Lakes in 1989 and the local electric cooperative was nearly brought to its knees with snapped lines (both from tree limbs falling through them and snapping on their own due to the weight of freezing rain). The last recorded snowfall in Houston was on February 15, 2021. I love the snow. I liked this hub. These snow records are reviewed yearly and updated as new data is recorded. Sounds far-fetched right? Between crop losses and other damage, the cold of December 1989 was estimated at the time to cause $300 to $500 million in damage (up to $1 billion in 2021 dollars) in Southeast and Coastal Texas, according to NOAAs December 1989 StormData publication. Both women's husbands have been in the Southern Pacific Hospital for the past six months. Happy that our neighbors got out there and built that snowman for your amusement. I reminisced with you the entire time while reading your narrative. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Snow in Houston doesn't happen every winter, but it does happen. I agree with you that the snow is spectacularly beautiful when new and unsullied by footprints, car tracks, etc. One Hundred Years of Southeast Texas Weather (1900-2000) Southeast Texas endures a variety of weather every year. I will treasure those. This was the view at Lamar Avenue and Chenevert Street. Coldest temperature: 14 on 2/2 Nice! Other outdoor activities included sledding, tobogganing, and ice skating. I am so disappointed about that but I have some memories of the snow there and how it looked. :)). Three snow and ice events over just a few months will do that. Coldest temperature: 7 on 12/23 Nothing quite like snow covered grounds, trees, houses and "Jack Frost" decorating the windows with patterns of infinite design. . The record for warmest Christmas was set in 1955 at 88 degrees. Doesn't stand for long but it has fallen a few times! We are buried here, which is good for Christmas but we won't see grass again until March or April. Was it the large flaked heavy snow as we had in Houston? I hope you have a very Merry Christmas, Peggy. I remember February 2011 vividly because I moved to Houston for a time that month and arrived at the end of January. The 1940 cold is notable for both intensity and duration. Of course, Houstonians now are so used to snow after these past . In 2004 Galveston experienced its first-ever white Christmas. So this certainly qualifies as an upper echelon, if not historic cold snap. 3.6 mi. It is a winter wonderland around here once again. Having lived up north for some portions of my life I remember those snow days. Age and gravity has taken its expected toll. Clothing was different back then, and to stay warm, we bundled up with layers of socks, pants, sweaters, jackets, scarves, hats, mittens, and boots. What year was it 80 degrees on Christmas? The US average is 28 inches of snow per year. What delighted me the most was seeing a neighbor pulling her two young children on a homemade sled. Greatest Amount of Snow in Two Days, 4.4in. All but one were mere dustings. Will be thinking of you up there in Canada. Powder in the 1940s. The snowman shown here was in our subdivision about five houses away from where we live. Well, that's for many states, but definitely not in Texas. The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. It is very rare down here. Is this going to be our new reality? What year did it snow in Galveston Texas? agusfanani from Indonesia on December 06, 2009: Wow, it's an amazing thing. Lots of power outages. AdsenseStrategies from CONTACT ME at Adsensibilities@gmail.com on December 07, 2009: They were calling for 40 cm, but I think it ended up being 20 cm (so, let me see, I think 1 in. :-) Thanks for your comment. Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on February 21, 2015: This is recalling a rare snow event in Houston that took place in 2009. The projected high on that most loving of holidays is 75 degrees this year, not very conducive to snow. Azaleasthe ones that only bloom once a yearare starting to pop out. Thanks for commenting on my Wow! Snowball fights were only fun when you came out barely "hit" which in my case was never. Jeanne Johnson of 1937 W. Main, kisses a snowman. We wonder if there was a baby boom nine . I remember the second or third year after my husband and I married, there was a snowfall. I was not driving back then. Although, 1973 saw four days of snow in Houston between January and February. On December 22 1929, 2.5 inches of snow fell in Houston.Christmas Day Climate Data. Nights at or below freezing: 8, coming in two 4-day waves. 20 Do you . Thanks for the comment on this snow in Houston, Texas hub. That must be an adjustment for you since you have obviously experienced other climactic conditions. We can gripe about the heat and humidity, but for me extreme cold is far worse. In the Houston Chronicle front page, last year featured a snowman on the beaches in Galveston. We don't get snow in Orlando. Nice to see you here! It does seem that we go from HOT, HOT, HOT to COLD, COLD, COLD these days with little in between. I am glad to have experienced snow as a child but am glad that I no longer have to worry about driving on snowy and especially icy roads now. 2019This is the only occurrence of 70 degree temperatures on Christmas. She got 8" of snow that day! I'm sure the sun melted him/her in short time in any case. For the first time ever, some areas experienced their first white Christmas. Businesses in Houston, Texas rely on accurate snowfall record-keeping to plan for the most extreme conditions during the winter. Enjoy the show! The snow patterns are irregular, and the most recent one was in February of 2021, although winter did not hit Houston as hard as it did in other parts of the US. December 4, 2009, will go down in the record books as the earliest snowfall in Houston, Texas history. The following year, Houston set a new record for earliest snowfall of the season: 13 November. It is TRULY an occasion when it happens down here in the south because of its rarity. I grew up in coastal Southern California where there is one season all year-- but we always visited the snow in the winter, since it was only a couple of hours to the mountains. :-). It was a massive storm that dropped snow from Tampico, Mexico, to . Impressive! Sleet covering our frost blankets and roof tops. Hope all is well with you also. The effect when gazing out of our windows is the same. I lived in Denver and conditions were brutal there as they pretty well were anywhere east of the Rockies. It is so fun to watch the kids and the dog on the first day of snowfall, but it certainly gets old by April! In Jan. 1940, 3 inches of snow fell in Houston, and it snowed again in Jan. 1949, dropping 2.6 inches of snow. My brothers straddling the snow fort we were building. Areas north of Houston may get lucky and see a few snowflakes Wednesday morning, and anytime that happens, its a big deal. 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. December 12: 25 gracenotes from North Texas on December 08, 2009: Wow, nice hub there, you fellow Texan you! I was in El Paso a number of years ago when it snowed there, they went nuts. Snow has fallen the week before and the week after the holiday but never on the 25th. It seems colder air may push in here a little faster on Sunday night and Monday morning. Happy to have shared a few childhood memories with you. I just inserted the photos to show the ages when my brothers and I were playing in the snow. 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. Only the occasional citrus killing frost. This morning, February 15, 2021, we woke up to a white landscape. Thats the greatest snowfall in the history of Houston. We managed to reach the upper 30s on both days, which isnt overly impressive. 8 to 12 inches is a good snowstorm indeed. 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. :-). Minneapolis takes the number one spot on our list with a 77 percent likelihood of having at least an inch of snow on the ground for the Christmas holiday. Coldest temperature: 6 on 2/12 and 2/13 If you would like to take a look at it let me know how to send it. Forecasting precipitation types is extremely challenging, as Eric noted this morning, so I expect more curve balls to be thrown our way between now and tomorrow evening, but at least this afternoon, it looks like sleet may be the more common precipitation type we see tomorrow night. Thanks for the comment. Loved it!!! The Great Christmas Eve Snow Storm (2004) What year did it snow on Christmas Day in Houston? I know what you mean about southern people not knowing how to handle snow on their roadwaysbut then why should they be practiced? It was 58 years ago this week that Houston got a final, fluffy taste of winter as the city was blessed with snow. I would like to thnkx for the efforts you have put in wrniitg this blog. Some areas of the city saw 12 inches of snow in 2004. Greatest Amount of Snow in Three Days. If one has to have snow or hail, I would much rather have it be snow! What year did it snow on Christmas Day in Houston? At least you can enjoy the pristine whiteness of pictures of snow. What was missing most of the winter was bitterly cold air which we have now. Community activists call for arrest of Houston taqueria customer who fatally shot suspected robber. :). Even rain is a rarity here! 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. Yes it truly has been a warm winter thus far and I doubt that we will have anymore freezing or near freezing temperatures. Scary! I just saw KHOU 11 forecast a low of 4 at IAH. The first recorded date on which the city received its first 2 inches of snowfall. What Airport Does American Airlines Fly Out Of In Houston? 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. In February 2021, snow reached 15 cm (6 in), as it had not happened for decades. As to beautiful evergreens laden with snowI well remember those days when living in Wisconsin. (Smile) Most of us enjoyed it immensely! What are the chances of having snow on Christmas? The latest was in 1932 where we got a little less than an inch on March 10. The snowflakes were so large and coming down so fast that as we were sitting in our living room and later the kitchen eating area, we could hardly keep our eyes from the entertaining show outside our windows. Jeremy Renner was helping a stranded . Coldest temperature: 10 on 2/8 from BUSTED water pipesthe wife and I assume that the homeowners had gone somewhere else for the holidays.what a horrible way to come home.these several days were the COLDEST days I ever spent in Houstonwrap your outdoor pipes, if your attic is inside your home (not garage) open it slightly to let HEAT into the attic, cover the soffits , outside your house by the kitchen to keep the COLD AIR from hitting your plumbing above you kitchen sink (cardboard works perfectly)..Good Luck! EsriNo. Houston, TX Weather History . Nights at or below freezing: 12 over 2 weeks. St. Marys Cathedral covered in snow, February 1940. I cant ever find the data to back up my recollection, although your above description of January 1978 could be what Im remembering, but I really remember it as a December event, right around Christmas. 4.4in. Thanks. LOL Cool hub Peggy. Nights at or below freezing: 14 over 2-3 weeks. Houston Temperature History 2022. In northern Texas, however, the National Weather Service has not recorded any snow or ice events since February 2011. It is windy, and the wind chill feel-like temperatures can be life-threatening for people and animals without warmth and shelter. 1830s. We'd like to see what birthrates for Houston were like nine months later. We know how to handle it up here. Valentine's Day in 1895 Houston was hit with 20 inches of snow on Feb. 14 and 15. We just got our first snowfall of the year and in total, received only an inch. As hard as it is to believe, the Weather Research Center shows Houston has quite the snow-filled history, dating back all the way to Valentine's Day in 1895 where Space City saw 20 inches of snow. 16 Is Austin Texas in the desert? Nights at or below freezing: 11 in a row. Now i hope there wont be anymore complaining on this board when we get highs in the 80s and low in the 70s and its cloudy and humid. We handily built a spectacular snowman in the apartment complex where we were living at the time. Hi Peggy, I just moved from Pa back to my home in Florida, so there will be no snow for me. That year, it froze everywhere. The snow in Houston, Texas definitely slowed things down whether people appreciated it or not. Brought back all kinds of childhood memories for us. So let's look back at some other memorable Houston cold snaps through the years. Yes, I remember the chains. The snow melts very quickly in the Sunshine State. 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. Your write up is a good example. Most of the snow melted before it hit the ground, but it was magical nevertheless. How much snow did you actually get where you live? Contents1 Has Houston ever had snow?2 On what year did it last snow in Houston Texas on Christmas [] So here is your next trivia challenge when was the last time the entire continental US was at or below freezing? Houston's new record for earliest snowfall of the season is now Nov. 13, 2018. We had snow last night. Did it accumulate on the ground? Now with the new microfibers, which are lightweight and yet warm, which also repel moisture, people no longer look like the Michelin Tire Man when dressed for the outdoors as we resembled back in those days. Marfreless. Jennifer Auzston / Tavaris on August 30, 2015: If I could load a picture from the 1970's snow fall in Galveston Texas I would. So, to begin our trip through history, lets set the table with the current cold outbreak. The snow didn't just fall in Houston. And that was the warm up. December 4, 2009. In my scanning of the article my poor brain did not catch the metric measurement. We were having downstreams of cool weather since August last year. 14 Poorest. It was a wow moment because we rarely see snow at all down here. LOL! HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Snow in Houston doesn't happen every winter, but it does happen. January is the coldest month of the year in Louisiana, with freezing nights in the northern portion of the state. Nights at or below freezing: 6 in a row. From the Feb. 13, 1960, Houston Chronicle: Mrs. John D. Tamborello and daughter, Janice Lynn, 6, put finishing touches on a huge snowman they built in front of their home at 4231 Ruskin. Behind The List: Houstons wealthiest ZIP codes show more homeowners than renters. You are not kidding! By Allyson Waller. If you could email it. It was awful and about a week long. Apparently we had just the right conditions although rare to have such a snow event take place. The BOSS VXT, DXT, and EXT Plows, Sno-Ways Product Line Designed for Contractors, Facility Managers and Municipalities. It was fun, wasn't it! Interesting mixture of plants in Houstonsome very tropical and also some that grow in more northern climes. We always loved the first snows of the season when we lived up north. I have only been in the Houston area since 3Q 2013 however I can relate to the cold of Christmas 1983. We lost him in January 2019 and I sure wish he could still be here. Spring. United States snow records can be found by reviewing the snowfall records of over 200 cities. Still some pretty good winds! During winter in Houston, you should not always expect snow, but there is a chance it will happen. Probably. :-(. Here's my front fl. Hope you get to have more happy snow memories someday! Snow falls on traffic at Travis and Texas Ave. in downtown Houston, February 1960. Thats what they are saying for Texas, YAY! Also, one has to act fast down here and scrape together every available bit of snow to make a snowman. I didn't check -- still though). We sometimes get that alsoin fact more often than snow. :-) Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. Christmas 2021 was the hottest Christmas on record in the United States, according to the National Weather Service. Everyone was in a state of excitement. We did hit 19 degrees, which at that time was our coldest low temperature since 1996. talfonso from Tampa Bay, FL on December 07, 2009: Wow - excellent Hub! HOUSTON - Many people are beginning to wonder if there is a correlation between hurricanes and snowfall in Houston. DST Changes. However, I have been to Thredbo in Australia, wheeeeeee, I fell out of a toboggan, and hit my head on a rock. The only other day as cold as February 7, 1895 occurred on February 13, 1899 (known as the Great Arctic Outbreak ), when Houston hit just 20 degrees. 02/12/2021 By Dianna Wray. Tobogganing was my favorite thing as a boy in Michigan; and sledding. In fact, since 1881, it has snowed 94 times in Houston. 4.4 inches The greatest cumulative snow fall for Houston, Texas. I remember that one because Id been home for the holidays from my college in Kentucky, and had a terrible time getting back with the cancelled flights! But ultimately, whether it really can join the ranks of a 1989 or 1983 or 1899 will depend on just how cold it gets Tuesday morning. 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. This means we can probably expect more than half of all Christmas Days to be a white Christmas. For a hint I think it was 1995 (or 1996). This was surely a banner year for snowplow contractors! It snowed here in Arlington last Wednesday! Snowfall records are reviewed and updated yearly. The news channels on television this evening broadcast snow photos sent in from viewers. August September October November December January February March April May June July. It has been a while since we have had snow flurries in Houston. The heavy bloom is about to begin. Corpus Christi is even further south of Houston. You still have some time to get snow for your White Christmas in DC. You can, 77005. Everyone I know is sharing photos from that one day event down here. We once had our roof replaced because of so much hail damage in Houston. On December 24, 2004, snow developed and spread over . This is a carousel. Thanks for your comment. 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. Feb. 13, 1960. The snow line ran from Cotulla to Cuero to Sugar Land to Winnie. On December 22 1929, 2.5 inches of snow fell in Houston.Christmas Day Climate Data. It does not happen in Houston and the surrounding area all that often! 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Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on October 29, 2011: I hope that you are wrong about another colder than normal winterbut guess time will tell. To some people, this is the best of both worlds, but to others, its a nightmare. Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on December 08, 2009: Nice to meet another fellow Texan here. If that does verify, it will be our coldest 5 day stretch of weather since 1983. The 1983 cold snap caused an estimated $50 to $100 million in damage in Texas at the time (up to about $250 million today). The 1997 Ice Storm is up there with 1989, and the impact to the region from that 97 storm was much more significant (at least as I remember it). 2022/2023. I do!! Grein of San Antonio and Mrs. W.C. Magee of 347 Zoe. Fall season is officially inaugurated next Wednesday. I'm hoping the same high-grade site post from you in the future also. I had forgotten about that! Source: Snow Plow News Winter Weather News / Snow Research. 1 wealthiest ZIP code is 77005, which encompasses West University, What is the minimum wage in Texas? It was 58 years ago this week that Houston got a final, fluffy taste of winter as the city was blessed with snow. There are unverified reports of snow falling too but that may be an exaggeration. Audrey Howitt from California on September 16, 2015: Climate change is here--we are having crazy weather in CA as well--. We did not have to live with the snow for very long! What year did it snow on Christmas Day in Houston? By iced rains, do you mean hail? Snowman in Houston, Texas! Tom rubenoff from United States on December 07, 2009: How could you possibly live with snow? Nights at or below freezing: 10, split up over 20 days. But the rapidity of the large-flaked snowfall coming down from the sky finally started to blanket the ground, trees, and rooftops. Coolmon2009 from Texas, USA on October 29, 2011: The last time I saw snow in Houston area was a few years back in the Woodlands area. Nights at or below freezing: 20 (!) Latest on the coaching search, What it took to bring the Final Four to Houston, Tornado Watch issued for several Houston area counties. I actually remember forecasting this and it being a really good lesson in the challenges of forecasting winter weather in the South. My Dad would have to lift the second part of the body onto the first giant ball and then hoist the head on top. 1.) That was quite a sight! Kids, in any generation, never seem to get sick of making snowmen. Five days after hitting 15 degrees, we were back up near 70, so further proof it wont stay cold forever! LOL Thanks for the comment. Meanwhile, temperatures soared to 76 in Nashville, Tennessee, and to 73 in Oklahoma City and set records that same day in 2016, Sosnowski said. Ha! 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. A fun day for most of us living here. Thomas James from London on February 20, 2015: Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on January 24, 2014: Just start writing and hone your skills. Thanks for your compilation. MA warning 31 F Snow; Houston, . Since official records have been kept at Bush Airport (1969), this would rank as the second coldest, with only December 23, 1989 being colder (7 degrees). The joke was they would call out the military except they closed down as well. :) Temps have cooled slightly, but we are still to have upper 90s tomorrow and Friday. Peggy Woods (author) from Houston, Texas on August 06, 2010: Snow in Houston also brings out excitement and joy for many of us older than those little ones. It was a massive storm that dropped snow from Tampico, Mexico, to Pensacola, Florida, and set records in New Orleans and Alabama. Nights forecast at or below freezing: Five. 18 What kind of weather is in Austin Texas? After dressing the snowman, we got to enjoy him for a long time as the Wisconsin winters were very friendly to keeping snowmen intact for long periods. The mother of all snows came on Valentine's Day in 1895. Thanks for your comemnt. There were more incidences of snow in the 1980s on average than any other decade recorded, but the 2000s also witnessed . Those snowball fights were good ones and brought about much laughter. James A Watkins from Chicago on December 13, 2009: I loved your Hub, Peg. Notice the grass devoid of most of the snow? Erics morning post does a nice job discussing what we know and expect over the coming days. This content is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. Its beautiful when the evergreens are covered with snow. 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