The odds of a white Christmas in Portland are slim and none. And slim died at the Alamo. That pretty much sums it up!
Based on records dating back to 1940, there’s just a one percent chance of snowflakes falling from the sky on Christmas Day at the Portland International Airport where our long-term records are kept. Sad, so sad.Â
But for a bunch of preschooler’s and kindergartners right now, it seems hard to believe. That’s because of two special – and very unusual Christmases they experienced just as their memories were becoming more developed.
Portland Sees Snow On Christmas Two Years In A Row
- Christmas Day 2007: a trace of snow fell at Portland International Airport. But many areas had a dusting to 1″. My house (we live at 524′) had about half an inch on the ground. It seemed like a Christmas miracle!
- Christmas Day 2008: It doesn’t get any whiter than this. PDX had 10″ of snow on the ground, downtown Portland had 12″ of snow. Many of us had twice that amount in drifts! Almost an inch of snow fell on this Christmas Day, the most snow EVER recorded at PDX on a December 25th!
How about an article over the chances of snow for winter all around? Not just Christmas, because really, most little kids want snow on Christmas. All myself, and others, want is some snow general! Any chances? Thanks for reading.
Hi Bruce,
Hey, any chance you can post an entry with a list of the white Christmas’ over the last 100 years in Portland? I would swear we had one or 2 in the ’80s and maybe a few in the ’60s and ’70s?
Thanks
Art – this is a great request – and whether you had a white Christmas those years really depends on your location. Here’s the list of PDX Airport and Downtown Portland White Christmases – however, I know at my house both 2007 and 2008 were white on Christmas morning.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/pdxclimate/pg105.pdf
I hope this helps–and Happy New Year!