National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Climatology would suggest the chance of seeing a snowflake or even snow on the ground on December 24 or December 25 is rather small.  Below is a chart of probabilities of snow falling and snow depth on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Number or times a trace of snow has been reported at DDC in 113 years

Percentage of the time (%)  ≥ Trace of snow was reported

Number or times ½ inch or greater of snow has been reported at DDC in 113 years

Percentage of the time (%) ≥ ½ inch of snow was reported

Fun Facts for Christmas in Dodge City

Christmas Day 2004- A trace of snow was on the ground

Christmas Day 2002-1” of snow blanketed the city

Christmas Day 1997-A foot of snow lay across the area

Christmas Day 1918-The greatest snow depth for Christmas occurred when 14” of snow covered the ground

 
Christmas 2006

What will Christmas Day 2006 hold for Dodge City?  A major winter storm produced copious amounts of rain and freezing rain across the area on December 19 and 20.  Most of the snow with the system fell in Colorado and far western Kansas.  Snowfall of around 2 inches fell as close as Cimarron in Gray county and 4 inches in the panhandle of Finney county.  For Dodge City proper, the prospect for this year looks very slim for a white Christmas as there are no other major storms on the horizon.  There could be some very light snow or flurries Chirstmas eve but at this time the system expected does not appear strong enough to produce much.