Christmas in Colorado Springs

Normal High	Normal Low	Record High	Record Low	Lowest Maximum (Coldest High)	Highest Minimum (Warmest Low)
41	14	67 in 1971	-15 in 1983	16 in 1962, 1987	33 in 1955

SNOWFALL

Record Snowfall: 0.7 inches in 1987

Number of times with a trace or more....... 14
Number of times with an inch or more........ 2
Climatological chance of a trace or more.... 23%
Climatological chance of an inch or more..... 3%

SNOW ON GROUND

Record Snow on Ground: 7.0 inches in 1982

Number of times with a trace or more........ 24
Number of times with an inch or more....... 15
Climatological chance of a trace or more.... 40%
Climatological chance of an inch or more... 25%

The last WHITE Christmas was in 1987 when there was an inch of snow during the day, and an inch of snow on the ground in the morning. Before that, the last WHITE Christmas was in 1976 when there was an inch of snow during the day, and an inch of snow on the ground in the morning.

Christmas Day 1994 brought an unusual surprise to the North end of Colorado Springs, and the area northward to Castle Rock. At 1206 pm, a 4.0 earthquake rocked the region, shaking houses and buildings with no major damage reported.

Snowfall records are in inches, from April 1 1948 to the present.
Snow on the graound is at 5 am.

Current through 2007.

NOAA's National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Christmas in Colorado Springs