2009 – Snow remained on the ground from the Christmas Eve blizzard.
2000 – Record rainfall of nearly 2″ fell during the evening with temperatures from 32°F to 34°F with some minor freezing rain. However, severe freezing rain occurred north and northeast of the Metroplex.
1997 – A few flurries were mixed with rain during the evening. The next morning a blanket of up to ½” of snow covered portions of the Metroplex.
1975 – 0.4″ of snow fell on the first almost white Christmas in nearly 50 years.
1974 – A trace of sleet was reported.
1963 – No snow remained from a 2″ snowfall on December 22.
1929 – One of the heaviest snow events in Texas history occurred on December 21. From Clifton to Hillsboro, 24-26 inches of snow fell. A long swath of snowfall in excess of 12 inches stretched from Goldthwaite and Lampasas to Corsicana and Athens. The Waco and Temple/Killeen areas saw 10-16 inches of snow, but only a trace of snow was recorded in Dallas/Fort Worth.
1926 – 2″ of snow fell in Fort Worth but melted by afternoon. Dallas received 6.3″ of snow.
1914 – There was a trace of snow recorded with a few brief flurries.
1887 – A severe ice storm occurred on December 23, resulting in numerous downed trees and telegraph lines. Heavy snow followed on Christmas Eve, with as much as 9 inches falling in Palestine.
1879 – 1″ of sleet and snow was on the ground. It was said that the snow and sleet was so compacted that a horse’s hoof did not leave an imprint in the snow.
1841 – Three soldiers from a nearby fort were tracking a bear in 6″ of snow near what is now White Rock Lake.
