Is it Going to Snow on Christmas in Central Texas?

Could a White Christmas be in store for residents of Central Texas? According to KXAN Chief Meteorologist, Nick Bannin, that is unlikely. If you were hoping for snowflakes in Central Texas this Christmas, you might want to lower those expectations. Christmas Party Pooper, Nick Bannin, made sure to remind all of us that Austin has never seen an official White Christmas. Since snowfall measurements began in 1898, the chances or snow on Christmas are about as likely as driving on I-35 without hitting a construction zone. Dang near zero.

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In 1939 there was a trace of snow that fell on Christmas Day. The official requirement for a "white Christmas" is one inch of snowfall on the ground Christmas morning. A "trace” is like the crumbs left at the bottom of a pringles can. Technically there are some chips left, but realistically you just want to fight the person that put the empty can back in the pantry!

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The “whitest” Christmas on record for central Texas was in 1929. On that day a trace of leftover snow was holding on for dear life from a previous snowfall of 5.5 inches on December 21. It was enough to keep a few flakes hanging around, but not quite enough to have an official "white Christmas".

Why is it so hard to get snow here! Well, the average high is 62 degrees. The lowest that we've seen was in 1983, when the high was 25 degrees. Meanwhile, the highest recorded temp was in 1955 when it was 90-degrees.

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Don't give up hope! It could happen one year. It just probably won't be THIS year!

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Pictures From The Great Winter Texas Snowstorm of 2021

Where were you when Winter Storm Uri hit Texas the week of February 14th and 15th 2021?

The country was already dealing with the COVID crisis and then came another one.

According to weather.com, the storm produced damaging ice from the Northwest.

Texas Cities like Abilene and San Angelo had record snowfall. Beating records that were made back in the late 1800s.

In Austin a record 6.4 inches of snow was recorded at Austin - Bergstrom Airport, their heaviest snow in 72 years, since Jan. 30, 1949.

San Antonio had almost 3 inches of snow bringing them their heaviest snowfall since 1985, those nice people art Seaworld also saw 6 inches of snowfall.

Locally here in the Killeen- Temple area, streets, schools, and businesses were shut down and there were massive power outages. Not to mention a certain electric company going out of business due to the rates of customers skyrocketing!

It was a disaster!

But here we are a year later, we now have stories we can tell our grandkids about how the effects of Winer Storm Uri of 2021 had us all in a frenzy.

Here are some pictures that showcase the good and bad of the great Texas Snowstorm of 2021.

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