Christmas Day Weather History for Peoria
  • Normal High & Low Temperature:  34 & 19 degrees 
  • Warmest Christmas Day:  62 degrees in 1936
  • Coldest Christmas Morning:  -14 degrees in 1983
  • Coldest Christmas Daytime High Temperature:  -2 degrees in 1983
  • Warmest Christmas Nighttime Low Temperature:  46 degrees in 1936
  • Wettest Christmas:  0.84 inches in 1957 (average daily precipitation 0.07 inches)
  • Snowiest Christmas:  3.9 inches in 1909 (average daily snowfall 0.2 inches)
  • Whitest Christmas:  10 inch snow depth in 1909
  • Frequency of a White Christmas:  39 of 108 years (36%) 1 inch or more snow depth
  • Frequency of Precipitation on Christmas:  35 of 130 years (27%) measured precipitation
  • Frequency of Cold & Mild Christmas's:  43 of 130 years (33%) low 15F or colder
    33 of 130 years (25%) high 40F or warmer
  • Sunrise 7:21 AM  Sunset 4:37 PM CST 

Specific weather data follows.  These were measured in downtown Peoria from 1883 to 1904, Bradley University from 1905 to 1943, and at Peoria International Airport since 1943.

 

Year High Temp Low Temp Precip Snow Snow Depth
1883 37 27 0.00 0.0 N/A
1884 14 3 0.14 N/A N/A
1885 39 27 0.00 0.0 N/A
1886 31 18 0.17 N/A N/A
1887 29 16 0.00 0.0 N/A
1888 37 35 0.15 N/A N/A
1889 54 35 0.00 0.0 N/A
1890 32 23 0.00 0.0 N/A
1891 45 21 0.00 0.0 N/A
1892 12 1 0.00 0.0 N/A
1893 50 28 0.00 0.0 N/A
1894 36 28 0.00 0.0 N/A
1895 N/A 31 N/A N/A N/A
1896 30 25 0.00 0.0 N/A
1897 35 20 0.00 0.0 N/A
1898 35 26 0.00 0.0 N/A
1899 21 11 0.00 0.0 N/A
1900 23 18 0.00 0.0 N/A
1901 38 36 0.16 0.0 N/A
1902 17 3 0.00 0.0 N/A
1903 22 -2 0.26 2.6 N/A
1904 36 32 0.00 0.0 N/A
1905 40 20 0.00 0.0 1
1906 32 21 0.00 0.0 Trace
1907 38 23 0.00 0.0 Trace
1908 33 26 0.00 0.0 Trace
1909 28 6 0.34 3.9 10
1910 36 11 0.00 0.0 0
1911 37 26 0.00 0.0 0
1912 46 28 0.00 0.0 0
1913 35 28 Trace Trace 2
1914 11 -9 0.00 0.0 5
1915 24 20 0.00 0.0 4
1916 46 29 0.75 0.0 Trace
1917 23 15 0.00 0.0 0
1918 25 10 0.00 0.0 4
1919 33 12 0.00 0.0 0
1920 26 7 0.25 2.0 2
1921 21 13 Trace Trace Trace
1922 55 27 0.00 0.0 0
1923 43 32 0.14 0.0 0
1924 3 -12 0.00 0.0 6
1925 27 6 Trace Trace Trace
1926 32 15 0.00 0.0 0
1927 38 15 0.00 0.0 0
1928 44 24 0.00 0.0 0
1929 30 24 0.00 0.0 3
1930 45 30 Trace 0.0 0
1931 46 32 0.00 0.0 0
1932 48 29 0.00 0.0 0
1933 17 9 0.00 0.0 0
1934 27 23 0.02 0.2 4
1935 19 -7 0.10 1.6 6
1936 62 46 0.09 0.0 0
1937 34 20 0.00 0.0 Trace
1938 35 26 0.00 0.0 0
1939 44 20 0.00 0.0 0
1940 53 45 0.39 0.0 0
1941 40 33 0.22 Trace 0
1942 37 32 Trace Trace 1
1943 43 22 0.00 0.0 0
1944 27 2 0.01 0.2 1
1945 37 24 0.04 0.4 3
1946 49 18 0.00 0.0 0
1947 40 18 Trace Trace Trace
1948 23 7 0.00 0.0 0
1949 38 33 0.55 0.9 1
1950 19 13 0.00 0.0 1
1951 29 19 0.19 0.3 7
1952 28 21 0.00 0.0 0
1953 37 23 0.00 0.0 2
1954 46 30 0.00 0.0 0
1955 45 28 0.00 0.0 0
1956 31 26 0.01 0.1 0
1957 45 32 0.84 0.0 0
1958 42 20 0.00 0.0 0
1959 48 30 0.00 0.0 0
1960 43 12 0.00 0.0 4
1961 29 1 0.00 0.0 4
1962 25 7 0.13 1.5 0
1963 38 12 0.00 0.0 2
1964 26 15 0.11 0.0 0
1965 31 17 0.15 1.5 3
1966 28 12 0.00 0.0 0
1967 32 7 0.06 0.6 0
1968 20 8 0.01 0.1 0
1969 27 21 0.00 0.0 5
1970 24 10 0.04 0.4 0
1971 50 33 0.02 0.0 0
1972 32 29 0.03 0.3 1
1973 37 34 0.05 0.0 4
1974 27 15 0.00 0.0 1
1975 32 29 0.01 0.0 0
1976 34 20 0.00 0.0 0
1977 17 3 0.00 0.0 0
1978 34 13 0.00 0.0 0
1979 36 28 0.00 0.0 1
1980 14 -10 0.00 0.0 1
1981 36 15 0.00 0.0 4
1982 61 33 Trace 0.0 0
1983 -2 -14 0.00 0.0 5
1984 26 2 0.00 0.0 Trace
1985 10 -7 Trace Trace 1
1986 31 26 Trace Trace Trace
1987 34 31 Trace Trace 0
1988 30 20 0.00 0.0 0
1989 37 17 Trace Trace 7
1990 28 2 Trace Trace Trace
1991 44 22 0.00 0.0 0
1992 31 13 0.00 0.0 0
1993 24 11 0.01 0.8 2
1994 51 19 0.00 0.0 0
1995 31 16 Trace Trace 0
1996 15 3 0.00 0.0 N/A
1997 31 26 0.00 0.0 2
1998 33 12 0.00 0.0 0
1999 36 8 0.00 0.0 2
2000 16 -12 0.00 0.0 9
2001 23 12 Trace Trace 0
2002 27 22 0.01 0.5 3
2003 40 17 0.00 0.0 0
2004 30 13 Trace Trace 0
2005 35 33 0.19 Trace 0
2006 38 32 0.00 0.0 0
2007 45 19 0.00 0.0 0
2008 30 5 0.00 0.0 0
2009 47 19 0.32 1.5 0
2010 29 25 0.03  0.5 8
2011 45 26 0.00 0.0 0
2012 28 19 T T 1

Peoria Christmas High Temperature Statistics

Peoria Christmas Low Temperature Statistics

 Peoria Christmas Precipitation Statistics

Peoria Christmas Snowfall Statistics

Peoria Christmas Snow Depth Statistics

High Temperatures on Christmas...



Highs <0F.....   1 day  (0.8%) 
Highs 0-9F.....  1 day  (0.8%) 
Highs 10-19F... 12 days (9.2%)
Highs 20-29F... 31 days  (24%) 
Highs 30-39F... 51 days  (39%)
Highs 40-49F... 25 days  (19%)
Highs 50-59F...  6 days (4.6%)
Highs 60-69F...  2 days (1.5%)





Low Temperatures on Christmas...
Lows -20--11F.. 3 days (2.3%)
Lows -10--1F..  5 days (3.8%)
Lows 0-9F..... 19 days  (15%) 
Lows 10-19F... 36 days  (28%) 
Lows 20-29F... 45 days  (35%)
Lows 30-39F... 20 days  (15%)
Lows 40-49F...  2 days (1.5%)





Precipitation on Christmas...
Dry............... 78 days (60%) 
Trace............. 16 days (12%)
0.01-0.10 inches.. 16 days (12%)
0.11-0.25 inches.. 12 days (9.2%)
0.26-0.50 inches... 4 days (3.1%)
0.51-0.75 inches... 2 days (1.5%)
0.76-1.00 inches... 1 day  (0.8%)
Snowfall on Christmas...
No Snow........... 90 days  (71%)
Trace............. 16 days  (13%)
0.1-0.4 inches....  8 days (6.3%)
0.5-0.9 inches....  5 days   (4%)
1-1.9 inches....... 4 days (3.2%)
2-2.9 inches....... 2 days (1.6%)
3-3.9 inches....... 1 day  (0.8%)











Snow Depth on Christmas...
No Snow........... 57 days  (53%)
Trace............. 11 days  (10%)
1 inch............ 11 days  (10%)
2 inches..........  7 days (6.5%)
3 inches........... 4 days (3.7%)
4 inches........... 7 days (6.5%)
5 inches........... 3 days (2.8%)
6 inches........... 2 days (1.9%)
7 inches........... 2 days (1.9%)
8 inches........... 1 day  (0.9%)
9 inches........... 1 day  (0.9%)
10 inches.......... 1 day  (0.9%)
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