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White Christmas Occurrences in Salt Lake City
1928-2005
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| Number
of years with TRACE or more falling
36 out of 78 years = 46% of the time |
| Number
of years with 0.1 inch or more falling
22 out of 78 years = 28% of the time |
| Number
of years with 0.5 inch or more falling
16 out of 78 years = 20% of the time |
| Number
of years with 1 inch or more falling
12 out of 78 years = 15% of the time |
| Number
of years with 2 inches or more falling
7 out of 78 years = 9% of the time |
| Number
of years with 3 inches or more falling
5 out of 78 years = 6% of the time
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| Number
of years with 5 inches or more falling
1 out of 78 years = 1% of the time |
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| Number
of years with TRACE or more on the ground
51 out of 78 years = 65% of the time
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| Number
of years with 1 inch or more on the ground
36 out of 78 years = 46% of the time |
| Number
of years with 3 inches or more on the ground
20 out of 78 years = 26% of the time |
| Number
of years with 5 inches or more on the ground
9 out of 78 years = 12% of the time |
| Number
of years with 10 inches or more on the ground
1 out of 78 years = 1% of the time |
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| Number
of years with no snow falling or on the ground
19 out of 78 years = 24% of the time |
| Number
of years with no snow on the ground
25 out of 78 years = 31% of the time
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| Number
of years with a TRACE or no snow on the ground
40 out of 78 years = 51% of the time
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Number
of years with no snow falling
40 out of 78 years = 51% of the time
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Number
of years with a TRACE or no snow falling
52 out of 78 years = 67% of the time
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SLC Int'l Airport
Highest Total Snowfall
Days: 12/24 - 12/24
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1948-2005
Rank Inches Ending
Date
1 | 5.9 | 12/24/1983
2 | 4.6 | 12/24/1949
3 | 4.2 | 12/24/2000
4 | 3.6 | 12/24/1969
5 | 2.0 | 12/24/1948
6 | 1.5 | 12/24/1997
7 | 0.4 | 12/24/1981
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SLC Int'l
Airport
Highest Total Snowfall
Days: 12/25 - 12/25
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1948-2005
Rank Inches Ending
Date
1 | 4.2 | 12/25/2003
2 | 3.9 | 12/25/1983
3 | 3.5 | 12/25/1988
4 | 3.3 | 12/25/1959
5 | 2.0 | 12/25/1965
6 | 1.9 | 12/25/1981
7 | 1.8 | 12/25/1975
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SLC Int'l
Airport
Highest Total Snowfall
Days: 12/24 - 12/25
Length of period: 2 days
Years: 1948-2005
Rank Inches Ending
Date
1 | 9.8 | 12/25/1983
2 | 5.0 | 12/25/1969
3 | 4.6 | 12/25/1949
4 | 4.2 | 12/25/2000
and 12/25/2003
6 | 3.5 | 12/25/1988
7 | 3.3 | 12/25/1959
8 | 2.3 | 12/25/1981
9 | 2.0 | 12/25/1948
Ending Date is the last day of the 2-day period
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SLC Int'l
Airport
Highest Total Snowfall
Days: 12/24 - 12/26
Length of period: 3 days
Years: 1948-2005
Rank Inches Ending
Date
1 | 14.8 | 12/26/2003
2 | 10.9 | 12/26/1983
3 | 6.1 | 12/26/1969
and 12/26/1988
5 | 5.8 | 12/26/1949
6 | 4.2 | 12/26/2000
7 | 3.6 | 12/26/1981
8 | 3.3 | 12/26/1959
9 | 3.2 | 12/26/1957
Ending Date is the last day of the 3-day period
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