December 24, 2007 by ParsonsWeather.com.

Public Information Statement from the National Weather Service:

Since the winter of 1884 and 1885…when snowfall records began in Nashville…snow has fallen 23 times on Christmas day. Only 9 have been a measurable amount. A measurable amount is one tenth of an inch or more.

From a statistical standpoint…there is a 19 percent chance of a trace or more of snow on Christmas day…and only a 7 percent chance of measurable snow.

The last time snow fell on Christmas was in 2002 when a trace occurred.

The last time measurable snow fell on Christmas was in 1993 when 0.3 inches occurred. 0.3 inches also fell on Christmas in 1992 in downtown Nashville…but 1 to 2 inches fell in the Joelton…and ridgtop areas. 1992 and 1993 is the only time that two consecutive christmases have had measurable snowfall.

The last white Christmas in Nashville was in 1969 when 2.7 inches of snow fell. A white Christmas is one or more inches of snowfall.

The warmest Christmas on record occurred in 1982…and the coldest in 1983.

The wettest Christmas on record was in 1987 when 2.37 inches of rain fell.

Christmas 1964…at 1150 PM…a tornado cut a million dollar damage path from the Whispering Hills section of Nashville…to near Una.

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December 1, 2007 by ParsonsWeather.com.

Public Information statement from the National Weather Service:

November averaged 49.8 degrees at the Nashville Airport…which is 0.5 degree above normal. The warmest temperature was 75 degrees on the 5th and 14th…while the coldest was 26 degrees on the 24th and 30th. Total rainfall for the month was 6.2 inches…which is 1.75 inches above normal.

The most significant weather event across the mid state occurred on the afternoon of the 14th. Two confirmed tornadoes caused structural damage in Jackson and white counties. Hail was reported in Davidson County.

Crossville averaged 46.9 degrees for the month…which is normal. The warmest temperature was 71 degrees on the twenty-first…while the coldest was 24 on the 30th. Total rainfall was 4.38 inches…which is .85 inch below normal.

Clarksville averaged 47.4 degrees for the month and tabulated 2.33 inches of rainfall. The warmest temperature was 76 degrees on the 5th..while the coldest was 24 degrees on the 30th.

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