Ha! 3.6 mi. According to an MSNBC source, Houston has only experienced snow falling thirty-three times since 1895, so one must realize with a statistic like that just how . We did hit 19 degrees, which at that time was our coldest low temperature since 1996. Glad to know it is over. BEAUTYBABE from QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA. Only the occasional citrus killing frost. We wonder if there was a baby boom nine . We just got our first snowfall of the year and in total, received only an inch. Of course, Houston won't see Valentine's snow in 2018 as we are due for a warm-up by Wednesday. January 2018. I remember February 2011 vividly because I moved to Houston for a time that month and arrived at the end of January. Good times! Fortunately, weve broken down the best fitness mirrors for a variety of needs. Houston - Lowest Temperature for Each Year. So you had snow in Arlington also! DST Changes. After the 1960 snow, Houston wouldn't see significant amounts of snow again until late 1972 and early 1973. In 1929, 2.5 inches of snow fell on Dec. 21-22. 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. We sometimes get that alsoin fact more often than snow. I'll share some of them below. In fact, since 1881, it has snowed 94 times in Houston. Latest on the coaching search, What it took to bring the Final Four to Houston, Tornado Watch issued for several Houston area counties. A low of 10 in 1895 (measured at the official site at the time, which Im guessing was in downtown) could have meant that the temp out in the country (such as where the official site is now, IIRC at Bush airport) was around zero degrees. I was like, what is this white cold stuff falling from the sky?! January-February 1951. Remember the 1997 ice storm? We once had our roof replaced because of so much hail damage in Houston. Anyone reading this must know the excitement that this real and heavy snowfall generated today for children and adults alike. Enjoyed your hub and loved the photos. The actual air temperature recorded at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on the morning of Feb. 16 was 13 degrees, officially Houstons coldest reading of the Great Texas Freeze. One person was injured and taken to a hospital in Victoria, Texas, authorities said. 18. We hit a snow storm in Dallas scary and slippery. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. By Kristine Cummings / August 15, 2022. Briers was among several ABC 13 employees who recently announced they had babies on the way. Weve been constantly downstream of the East Pacific Ridge (the one causing the California drought), and that has lead to an active winter. Took us *** 21 *** hours to make the drive. Really blogging is spreading its wings and growing fast. On December 22 1929, 2.5 inches of snow fell in Houston.Christmas Day Climate Data. It was awful and about a week long. It also does damage here when it falls depending upon the size of it. While this weekend's winter storm in Texas might not dump the white stuff on the Bayou City, the city is no stranger to dealing with copious amounts of snow. With my parent's help, the snowmen would get ever so much larger than the ones that we could create on our own. My brothers straddling the snow fort we were building. One photo showed two children with upraised faces, their mouths open and tongues catching the large snowflakes. But what set 1895 apart for Houston was our greatest snowstorm of 20 inches, which we conveniently wrote about back in 2017! It is a rarity, that's for sure! Galveston averages 0 inches of snow per year. Please check with us or other local outlets if you are planning to travel anywhere tomorrow morning. Photo of me and the snowman in the early 1970s. Impressive! Had we gone via I-45 and I-20, wed have been stuck in Dallas as I-20 was closed. We were a little iffy about giving our names to the photographer but figured the guy who signed our paychecks wouldnt mind if the museums name was in the paper. It does seem that we go from HOT, HOT, HOT to COLD, COLD, COLD these days with little in between. 02/12/2021 By Dianna Wray. Nothing quite like snow covered grounds, trees, houses and "Jack Frost" decorating the windows with patterns of infinite design. See past weather reports with the Almanac's weather history tool. The switch flipped on January 28, when temperatures dropped 40, and then January 29 when they kept dropping to 24 degrees. 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. We have some that bloom several times a year and have had them in bloom all winter thus far. Current coldest forecast temperature: 10 on Tuesday 2/16 bingskee from Quezon City, Philippines on December 08, 2009: you are such a beautiful child when you were very young! LOL! The heavy flakes had ceased falling, and a light dusting was now taking its place. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas, Peggy. I lived in Denver and conditions were brutal there as they pretty well were anywhere east of the Rockies. But now, it is snowing over there. 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). Florida is a great state that we have certainly enjoyed visiting. This chart shows the nature of all the winter storms over the past season in just 1 minute. Thanks. (: C E Clark from North Texas on February 16, 2016: Came back to share this great article! The US average is 38 inches of rain per year. Will be thinking of you up there in Canada. We handily built a spectacular snowman in the apartment complex where we were living at the time. In that case you would love our northern states in the wintertime! :-) Thanks for this comment on the Snow in Houston. I was here for the 1983 Christmas cold snap. before we see more snow. On December 22 1929, 2.5 inches of snow fell in Houston. It would surely be nice to revisit those days of yester years. Yes, I did. Snow on the grounds of the Staiti House, Houston in 1940, might not dump the white stuff on the Bayou City. Thank you Eric and Matt for all you do. Hope it happens again for you Pegg. It is 0 here right now! The two biggest snow events in Corpus Christi were in 2004 and 2017. Of course, Houstonians now are so used to snow after these past . Rebecca Mealey from Northeastern Georgia, USA on February 16, 2016: Hi, Peggy. BTWI get a kick out of your self assigned name here on hubpages. The heavy bloom is about to begin. :-) Thanks for the comment. Nights at or below freezing: 10, split up over 20 days. As to hearing the snow fall when things are quiet, that is understandable as the snow makes contact with trees, ground, etc. In 1929, 2.5 inches of snow fell on Dec. 21-22. December 12: 25 The latest was in 1932 where we got a little less than an inch on March 10. The most significantly wintry years were 1886, when Galveston Bay froze, and 1895, when the island received a whopping snowfall of 15.4 inches. Hopefully this is not a portend of the winter ahead! Thanks for the comment. December 4, 2009, will go down in the record books as the earliest snowfall in Houston, Texas history. The joke was they would call out the military except they closed down as well. Definitely deserves a mention. If and when it snows here it never lasts long! Mr. Snowman has most of the snow along with the fallen leaves, twigs, and anything else that happened to be on the ground. Galveston, Texas gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. Good luck! I worked in the yard and it felt so good! Average household, Typically, a band sets an amount of time to be on the road, and booking agents try to match cities and venues to those dates,, Cities near Houston within 1 hour 59 minutes: Galveston 31 minutes: Baytown (Texas) 32 minutes: Katy 50 minutes: Sealy 28 minutes: Spring What cities are. This occurred during the year that ended December 31st, 1960. February 1899 is front and center in the pantheon of cold as well. It would be more than 30 years before Houston saw a decent amount of snow again. Thanks for the comment. The last recorded snowfall in Houston was on February 15, 2021. That also led to a near statewide power emergency and outage. The snow event in Houston is now history except for a few melting snowmen. Potted plants with crotons and other tender vegetation moved into our garage and covered with sheets for added insulation there. The most significantly wintry years were 1886, when Galveston Bay froze, and 1895, when the island received a whopping snowfall of 15.4 inches. I would love to share links. The current official NWS forecast low for Houston on Tuesday morning (at IAH Airport) is 10 degrees, which would rank as a tie for Houstons 5th coldest morning all-time (back to 1889). The date above was another unusual but fun day! The snow line ran from Cotulla to Cuero to Sugar Land to Winnie. You can, 77005. This would rank as Houstons 12th coldest 5 day stretch on record. The projected high on that most loving of holidays is 75 degrees this year, not very conducive to snow. Send a letter to Santa! Thanks for the comment on this snow in Houston, Texas hub. The closest the Houston metropolitan house came to a white Christmas took place on December 22, 1989 when 1.7 inches of snow fell at Intercontinental . Nights at or below freezing: 20 (!) Can just imagine those children playing in it. We can gripe about the heat and humidity, but for me extreme cold is far worse. That type of weather was wayyyy too rare this winter. She got 8" of snow that day! RELATED:The bars and restaurants in Houston with the oldest TABC liquor licenses. You still have some time to get snow for your White Christmas in DC. 14 Poorest. It took a while for any accumulation of snow due to the warmth of the ground. Its good, however, in the sense that this might lead to more sleet (or snow) and less freezing rain. I actually remember forecasting this and it being a really good lesson in the challenges of forecasting winter weather in the South. Thanks for adding that memory to this hub. Great hub and great day! Spring comes with a gradual warm up from winter, lasting from February through May. You can learn much by reading and noticing how others write as well. In 2004 Galveston experienced its first-ever white Christmas. Sounds far-fetched right? Good lead-in to your memories of snowball fights and such. Keep warm and cozy up there! It was 58 years ago this week that Houston got a final, fluffy taste of winter as the city was blessed with snow. So, will 2021 join these memorable cold snaps? Snowfall records are reviewed and updated yearly. Coldest temperature: 14 on 2/2 Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. 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 . EsriNo. 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. I enjoyed reading your hub and no I don't think anybody is pathetic for getting excited over a few inches in one of warmer states. 2016More Videos Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport reached 81 degrees on Saturday, breaking a Christmas Day record for North Texas, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. And my roof is still white on the day after! Nice picture of that cute Skippy with the impatiens and the pretty green ground cover! In February 2021, 8 centimeters (3 inches) of snow fell and the temperature stayed at or below freezing for nine consecutive days. Many of them are impassible. What year did it snow in Galveston Texas? It seems colder air may push in here a little faster on Sunday night and Monday morning. How much snow did you actually get where you live? I liked this hub. The January 1978 cold snap doesnt have much intensity on any single day, but it makes up for that in terms of duration, which ultimately led to 1978 being our coldest January (and coldest month) on record. Schools closed, and most people were to stay at home unless truly necessary to be out and traveling the roads. 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! January is the coldest month of the year in Louisiana, with freezing nights in the northern portion of the state. 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. It feels like it is 4 degrees outside! But it didn't stick on the roads :( We are expected to get a wet winter, did you hear that earlier in the year? More background here: https://www.weather.gov/hgx/office. December 1983 is Houstons second coldest December behind 1989. RELATED:That time it snowed in Houston in 2008 and everyone was so excited. What was missing most of the winter was bitterly cold air which we have now. It has snowed just 35 times in Houston since 1895, according to KTRK, with the last measurable snow . My Dad would have to lift the second part of the body onto the first giant ball and then hoist the head on top. 4.4in. Our AC units are really humming that time of year! As Space City Weathers unofficial history guru, Ive taken on the challenge! agusfanani from Indonesia on December 06, 2009: Wow, it's an amazing thing. Another reinforcing cold front seems to have swept across . dohn121 from Hudson Valley, New York on December 05, 2009: What a coincidence that you wrote this one, Peggy! If the forecast high of 80 degrees verifies on Christmas Day, 2021 will be the second warmest Christmas on record. Kids, in any generation, never seem to get sick of making snowmen. While snow in Houston doesn't happen every winter, it does indeed happen. The snowman shown here was in our subdivision about five houses away from where we live. That tied the dates record low, which was originally set way back in 1895. Making snow men as also a treat, but my favorite out of all things is coming outside as the snow is accumulating, where there are barely any cars moving and everything is untouched because everyone's still sleeping. 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. Thanks for the update. It hardly ever happens. For an investment of less than $10,000, the duo would become the founding fathers of Houston and what began as a struggling trading post would in time become the fourth largest city in the nation and a capital of industry. Three snow and ice events over just a few months will do that. We were focused mostly on Houstons most extreme temps for this post. 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). Snow has fallen the week before and the week after the holiday but never on the 25th. 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. In fact, most everyone in our subdivision got new roofs put on their homes that year. These snow events in Houston and other more southern areas in Texas are rare and relished for that reason. But hey, you can always crank the A/C in the house and pretend. Hope all is well with you also. See the photos below taken at our home. Five days after hitting 15 degrees, we were back up near 70, so further proof it wont stay cold forever! For municipal workers, overtime. Most other years, if it snows at all, it is generally a fraction of an inch, so this snowfall, which we enjoyed today, was a fantastic occurrence enjoyed by almost everyone. From Clifton to Hillsboro, 24-26 inches of snow fell. Who have the Texans interviewed for head coach? The latest snowfall recorded of the season occurred on March 22, 1968. On average, there are about 139 tornadoes in a year. Enjoy your snow when it comes and stay warm. Yes, Corpus Christi was covered in white for the first time in 13 years, almost 3 months day for day after being struck by Hurricane Harvey.After 8 years of rest, 1 - 1.5 inches of snow were measured at Houston-Galveston NWS office. In February 2021, snow reached 15 cm (6 in), as it had not happened for decades. I doubt that I will get another chance. Glad you enjoyed this hub about the snow we received in Houston, Texas. During this time of year, sledding was best. The mother of all snows came on Valentine's Day in 1895. I do!! Thanks for the comment. By Allyson Waller. 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. On December 22 1929, 2.5 inches of snow fell in Houston. In February 2011, there was 28 cm (11 inches) of snow. 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. Snow in February. Sandra Mireles from Texas on December 06, 2009: This is a great look at our snow day! Glad that you enjoyed this hub and thanks for the comment. Thought I would die from the heat, so funny to see a snowman there. 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. I will treasure those. Some areas of the city saw 12 inches of snow in 2004. The next largest snowfall came in 1960 when Houston got 4.4 inches, and then in 1940, when we got 3 inches. Doug would be having a ball right now, and he would also be the most-watched personality on Houston television through this thing. 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. Rolling power outages are ongoing. I just inserted the photos to show the ages when my brothers and I were playing in the snow. The 1970s had some pretty amazing winters across the United States, and for Houston this was almost certainly the peak. KVIA. Sharing this of course. Greatest Snowfall in One Season: 4.4 inches - The greatest cumulative snow fall for Houston, Texas. The February 1899 cold snap covered most of the eastern half of the United States, and it could be deemed the granddaddy of them all in the South. This day will go down in history as one of the best, and you were there to witness it. There were advantages both ways. We don't get snow in Orlando. If that does verify, it will be our coldest 5 day stretch of weather since 1983. Weather reports had warned of possible snow and icy conditions. :-). Our feel like temps today Sept. 18th will be around 100. 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). In my scanning of the article my poor brain did not catch the metric measurement. Happy to hear that you enjoyed this snow in Houston, Texas hub. My Dad was a great skater! Moving to a new post, my dad was being stationed in NY. So lets look back at some other memorable Houston cold snaps through the years. talkingcellular from Weston, Florida on December 20, 2009: Nice family photos. This morning, February 15, 2021, we woke up to a white landscape. It snowed seven times in the 1980s, with the most snow coming on Dec. 22, 1989, with 1.7 inches. My email is: matt at spacecityweather.com. What a treat the snowfall was for you all there such a thrill there for you. Almost an inch and a half of precipitation fell during the cold snap. Most unusual, but fun. Houston officially has never had a white Christmas, but some areas just outside the city in southeast Texas sure did in 2004. Jennifer Auzston / Tavaris on August 30, 2015: If I could load a picture from the 1970's snow fall in Galveston Texas I would. The Marvel star had been hospitalized since New Year's Day . Average household income: $40,688. Her face was beaming. A wet winter will be fine. Wettest 1.64 1982 1.42 1938 1.31 1930 Contents1 What year did it snow on Christmas in [] Still some pretty good winds! National Weather Service: SoCal Record Highs on Dec. 25, 1980. I reminisced with you the entire time while reading your narrative. 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