It is the time of the year when people do indeed dream of a White Christmas, even here in Alabama, the Heart of Dixie. While our weather will be colder by Christmas Day, the prospect of snow on the ground Christmas morning is very small, as usual.
While we have never had a White Christmas in the classic sense, we have flirted with it. Here is a list of our heaviest snows in the period from December 20 – December 31:
* 8.0†– December 31st, 1963
* 5.5†– December 22nd, 1929
* 1.6†– December 29th, 1997
* 1.0†– December 22nd, 1935
* 0.1†– December 20th, 1909
We do note that we have had snow flurries on Christmas Day in 1989 and 1993, and on Christmas Eve in 1961, 1963, 1966, 1980, 1985, 1990, and 1995. But, in all of those years there was not enough snow to measure. With all of these close calls, you have to figure that one year Alabama children (and adults!) will wake up to a blanket of snow on the ground. I just hope I am around to enjoy it!
