I lifted this information from the folks at the National Weather Service, who have a great site to explore if you are like me, a weather geek. (Remember I am not a meterologist, but I did play one on TV once. Ch 42 in Birmingham 1995-1998 or so).
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Birmingham Area
•Perhaps the closest resemblance to a White Christmas in Birmingham was December, 1985. Flurries falling on Christmas Eve and early Christmas morning lightly dusted some areas, but snow was not deep enough to measure.
•Eight other trace snowfall events occurring in 1961, 1963, 1966, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1993, and 1995 were reported at the Birmingham International Airport on either December 24th or 25th.
•Weather records show that 5.5 inches of snow fell at the city office on December 22, 1929. On December 24th, there was still 2.5 inches of snow on the ground at 7 PM. However, most of the snow melted Christmas Day when the temperature climbed to 51 degrees.
Montgomery area
•For Montgomery, there has not been a White Christmas since 1919. The closest Montgomery has come to a White Christmas was in 1962 when a trace of snow was observed on December 24th. However, a near miss occurred in 1935 when 1.4 inches of snow fell on December 21-22.
Tuscaloosa area
•Tuscaloosa has only reported two trace snowfall events in 1962 and 1985 on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Anniston area
•Anniston has reported a total of seven trace snowfall events in 1963, 1970, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, and 1995 on either December 24th or 25th, but has never seen a true White Christmas.
[UPDATE: Not a flake (of snow) in Montgomery...though there was a trace in places including Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. Media reports: "Basically the precipitation outran the cold air," said Holly Britton, meteorologist for the National Weather Service. "That's why we didn't get as much snowfall as expected."]
Our older daughter works for NOAA headquarters, which includes the National Weather Service.
ReplyDeleteThat's the reason we haven't had any hurricanes this year, nor any triple-digit temperatures this past summer. She looks out for her old folks!
Hey!
ReplyDeleteWhat's with the big idea of leaving Huntsville (the state's BRAIN) out, eh?
We had snow!
But we didn't freak out over it.
Matter of fact, though I had only slight idea it would snow - I passively listened to the forecast in the car I was driving a day or so ago - I made a bunch'a pictures of it this morning.
Believe it or else, I had to go to the grocery store for some moo juice, eggs and bread this morning.
Picked up a coupl'a three cheap day-old loaves (pumperdime -better'n pumpernickel- raisin, and olive) in the process, which gave me an idea for some baking.
Oh, and last night I played plumber, installing a new kitchen faucet. Never played on on teevee, though. Thing about it is, that I actually did it. 'Twern't hard. It's just getting into that cramped space.
When I awoke, I had an awful crick in my neck! *LOL*
This year on Christmas morning my wife and I will be at the service at the National Cathedral in DC. This is broadcast nationwide; indeed, it is one of the oldest recurring broadcasts in TV history.
ReplyDeleteSo, look for us on the tube. And no, I won't be holding up a John 3:16 sign!