NOUS46 KPQR 222244 CCA PNSPQR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 200 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008 ...CHRISTMAS DAY HISTORICAL SNOW DATA... DREAMING ABOUT A WHITE CHRISTMAS IN THE REGION. WELL...IT MAY OCCUR THIS YEAR...BUT ODDS ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF SUCH AN EVENT. HISTORICALLY SNOWFLAKES FALLING ON CHRISTMAS DAY IS A RARE EVENT...AND SNOW ON THE GROUND IS EVEN MORE RARE. FOLLOWING IS HISTORICAL DATA FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA. ===================================================================== DOWNTOWN PORTLAND (PERIOD OF RECORD 1884 TO 2007) RECORDS SHOW 13 YEARS WITH AT LEAST A TRACE OF SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1.3 INCHES 1937 0.9 INCH 1884 0.7 INCH 1891 0.2 INCH 1909 TRACE IN 2007..1990..1954..1952..1930..1916..1914..1913..1904 SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON CHRISTMAS MORNING...EITHER FROM SNOW THAT FELL CHRISTMAS DAY (LISTED ABOVE) OR FROM SNOW THAT FELL ON DAYS PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS... 1.0 INCH 1937..1990 TRACE 1983..1884..1891 ===================================================================== PORTLAND AIRPORT (PERIOD OF RECORD 1940 TO 2007) RECORDS SHOW 6 YEARS WITH AT LEAST A TRACE OF SNOW TRACE 2007..1990..1983..1965..1954..1952 SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON CHRISTMAS MORNING...EITHER FROM SNOW THAT FELL CHRISTMAS DAY (LISTED ABOVE) OR FROM SNOW THAT FELL ON DAYS PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS... TRACE 1990..1983 ===================================================================== VANCOUVER AREA (NEAR DOWNTOWN) (PERIOD OF RECORD 1896 TO 2007) RECORDS SHOW 5 YEARS WITH AT LEAST A TRACE OF SNOW 1.0 INCH 1954 0.5 INCH 1909 TRACE 2007..1916..1990 SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON CHRISTMAS MORNING...EITHER FROM SNOW THAT FELL CHRISTMAS DAY (LISTED ABOVE) OR FROM SNOW THAT FELL ON DAYS PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS... 2.0 INCHES 1924 1.0 INCH 1921 TRACE 1990..1954..1916..1909 ==================================================================== HILLSBORO AREA (PERIOD OF RECORD 1929 TO 2007) RECORDS SHOW 3 YEARS WITH AT LEAST A TRACE OF SNOW 1.5 INCH 1937 0.1 INCH 1990 TRACE 1930 SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON CHRISTMAS MORNING...EITHER FROM SNOW THAT FELL CHRISTMAS DAY (LISTED ABOVE) OR FROM SNOW THAT FELL ON DAYS PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS... TRACE 1990..1937 ==================================================================== MCMINNVILLE AREA (PERIOD OF RECORD 1894 TO 2007) RECORDS SHOW 4 YEARS WITH AT LEAST A TRACE OF SNOW 0.6 INCH 1954 0.5 INCH 1937..1916 TRACE 1909 SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON CHRISTMAS MORNING...EITHER FROM SNOW THAT FELL CHRISTMAS DAY (LISTED ABOVE) OR FROM SNOW THAT FELL ON DAYS PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS... TRACE 1954..1937..1919..1916..1914..1909 ==================================================================== SALEM AREA (PERIOD OF RECORD 1892 TO 2007) RECORDS SHOW 6 YEARS WITH AT LEAST A TRACE OF SNOW 0.5 INCH 1954 0.1 INCH 1983..1965 TRACE 2007..1952..1937 SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON CHRISTMAS MORNING...EITHER FROM SNOW THAT FELL CHRISTMAS DAY (LISTED ABOVE) OR FROM SNOW THAT FELL ON DAYS PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS... 4.0 INCHES 1924 2.0 INCH 1983 1.0 INCH 1921 TRACE 1990..1954..1948 ==================================================================== EUGENE AREA (PERIOD OF RECORD 1890 TO 2007) RECORDS SHOW 5 YEARS WITH AT LEAST A TRACE OF SNOW 0.8 INCH 1983 TRACE 1954..1952..1937..1916 SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON CHRISTMAS MORNING...EITHER FROM SNOW THAT FELL CHRISTMAS DAY (LISTED ABOVE) OR FROM SNOW THAT FELL ON DAYS PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS... 8.0 INCHES 1924 3.0 INCH 1983 1.0 INCH 1990..1921 TRACE 1948..1916 ==================================================================== NWS PORTLAND CLIMATE DATA