White Christmas in Bowling Green

Christmas is now 20 days away and since many locations in Kentucky saw a white Thanksgiving this year, let’s break down southern Kentucky’s chance for a white Christmas. December 25 is still several days away from being included in long range model guidance, but we can take a look at climate information to get an idea of what usually occurs.

There have only been nine instances of Bowling Green having a snow depth ≥ 1″ on Christmas Day since 1872. The most recent Christmas with a snow depth ≥ 1″ occurred in 2010. There have been 17 instances of Bowling Green seeing at least a trace of snowfall on Christmas, and the most recent one occurred in 2012 when a trace was recorded at the airport.

Check out some other Christmas climatology for Bowling Green:

Snowiest: 4.5” in 1935
Deepest Snow Cover: 6” in 1963
Wettest: 2.96” in 1987
Coldest Temperature: -7 in 1983

For additional Christmas climatology, the National Weather Service has compiled climate information for Bowling Green, Lexington, and Louisville. The real fun will begin in a week when model guidance will allow us to start peeking ahead towards the holidays. If you are a snow lover, fingers crossed for a white Christmas!