UK Related
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Christmas Eve Blizzard (1836)
Snow started falling heavily across southern England on Christmas Eve and kept going through Christmas Day. At first, the calm weather made it feel like a peaceful, seasonal snowfall, but by Christmas night, strong winds swept in, piling snow into drifts as high as 20 feet (6 meters). The storm shut off towns and villages, blocking roads for stagecoaches and omnibuses, and causing major delays for mail coaches trying to reach London.
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North Sea Christmas Eve Storm (1811)
In the Christmas storm of 1811, HMS Defence, HMS St George, HMS Hero, and HMS Grasshopper were driven aground on Jutland, resulting in the loss of over 1,900 sailors.
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Southern England Floods(2013)
A fierce storm swept through southern England, drenching Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, and Kent with heavy rain and causing severe flooding. The deluge led to home evacuations, major travel chaos—including disruptions at Gatwick Airport—and tragically, several fatalities.
And if you want to see the weather we have experienced on December 24th in Crondall over the years then go here for weather on any particular day (select from drop down menus) or here to see how it compares to the records for that day.
Non UK Related
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Cyclone Tracy Destroys Darwin Australia (1974)
In the early hours of Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy began its final, devastating approach toward Darwin, Australia. By late evening on December 24th, the city was being battered by destructive winds that would eventually reach gusts of 217 km/h (135 mph) before instruments failed. The small but incredibly intense storm caught residents largely unprepared during holiday celebrations. It remains one of Australia’s worst natural disasters, destroying over 70% of Darwin’s buildings and necessitating the mass evacuation of the city’s population in the days that followed.
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Rare Texas Snowstorm USA (2004)
An unprecedented winter storm brought a rare “White Christmas” to the Texas Gulf Coast on December 24, 2004. A narrow band of heavy snow developed over the region, dropping up to 13 inches (33 cm) of snow in areas that rarely see flakes. Cities like Victoria and Corpus Christi were blanketed in white, while Galveston and even parts of the Houston metro area received significant accumulation.
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Record Warmth in the Eastern US (2015)
Continuing the trend from the previous day, December 24, 2015, saw historic warmth across the Eastern United States. New York City crushed its daily record with a high of 72°F (22°C), making it the warmest Christmas Eve on record. In Washington D.C., temperatures reached 71°F, while Boston hit 68°F. The anomalous heat, driven by a strong El Niño, led to surreal scenes of people sunbathing in parks and dining outdoors in t-shirts on a day typically associated with frost and coats.
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Christmas Eve Tornadoes U.S. Southeast (2015)
A deadly line of supercells struck Mississippi and Tennessee on December 24, producing multiple EF-3 tornadoes. Eleven people were killed and dozens injured as storms carved paths through several small towns.
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