History of White Christmas In Portland...
It is rare. Between 1940 and 2003, snowflakes have fallen on the Metro area only 5 times on Christmas day,
and only 5 times on Christmas Eve. However, including old downtown Portland records, the snowiest Christmases were:
1937 (1.3 inches) and 1884 (0.9 inch).
| Snowfall at Portland Int'l Airport (since 1940) |
| December 24th... |
December 25th... |
| 1998 (2.0 inches)
1990 (0.3 inch)
1983 (0.3 inch)
1974, 1988 (Trace)
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No measureable fell.
Trace recorded on years:
1990, 1983, 1965, 1954, and 1952
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History of White Christmas in the Eugene/Springfield Area....
It is rare. Between 1931 and 2003, snowflakes have fallen on the Eugene/Springfield area only 4 times on Christmas day, and only 5 times on Christmas Eve.
| Snowfall at Eugene Airport (since 1931) |
| December 24th... |
December 25th... |
| 1983 (2.1 inches)
1948 (1.0 inch)
1937, 1954, and 1965 (Trace of snow )
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1983 (0.8 inch)
1952, 1954, and 1965 (trace of snow)
1990, snow still on ground from earlier storm
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