East of England · The local snow archive
When was the last white Christmas in Gorleston-on-Sea?
The most recent modelled Christmas snow signal for Gorleston-on-Sea was 1995, in our 1991–2024 reconstruction. This covers falling snow on 24 or 25 December; it is not a verified observation of snowfall on Christmas Day.
See Gorleston-on-Sea’s Christmas 2026 forecast →Latest modelled snow year
1995
2 of 34 Christmases meet the reconstruction’s threshold.
Archive: 1991–2024.
One town. 34 Christmases.
Gorleston-on-Sea’s Christmas snow timeline
Reconstructed from local HadUK-Grid temperature and rainfall at 1 km resolution. Highlighted years meet a modelled snow-signal threshold for Christmas Eve or Day; they do not confirm observed snowfall.
Modelled history
Estimated falling snow on Christmas Eve or Day
2of 34
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Years flagged: 1995, 1993
How the reconstruction works →A separate piece of evidence
Christmas Day snow on the ground
Wattisham · about 72 km away · 89 m elevation. NOAA snow-depth observations on 25 December, independent of our snow model.
Latest positive record: 2010 · 20 mm of snow.
| Christmas | Snow depth |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 mm |
| 2024 | 0 mm |
| 2023 | 0 mm |
| 2022 | 0 mm |
| 2021 | 0 mm |
| 2020 | 0 mm |
| 2019 | 0 mm |
| 2018 | 0 mm |
| 2017 | 0 mm |
| 2016 | 0 mm |
| 2015 | 0 mm |
| 2014 | 0 mm |
31 recorded Christmases across 1991–2025; 4 missing years within that span. Weather at this station may differ from Gorleston-on-Sea. A positive depth does not prove fresh snowfall on the day.
Source: NOAA/NCEI GHCN-D →Frequently asked questions
- When was the last white Christmas in Gorleston-on-Sea?
- The most recent modelled Christmas snow signal for Gorleston-on-Sea was 1995, in our 1991–2024 reconstruction. This covers falling snow on 24 or 25 December; it is not a verified observation of snowfall on Christmas Day.
- Was there snow on the ground near Gorleston-on-Sea on Christmas Day?
- The latest positive Christmas Day snow-depth observation in our Wattisham station archive is 2010, with 20 mm. The station is about 72 km from Gorleston-on-Sea. Its 31 recorded Christmases span 1991–2025, with possible gaps; these are station observations, not a town-wide record.
- How many white Christmases has Gorleston-on-Sea had?
- Our reconstruction flags 2 of 34 Christmases in 1991–2024 for possible falling snow on 24 or 25 December. This modelled count is different from the calibrated long-range probability of 4%, and is not a tally of officially verified white Christmases.
- Why does the snow history end in 2024?
- That is the end of the currently processed HadUK-Grid model archive. Later years are not assumed snow-free. Nearby station observations have a separate coverage period and may extend further.