Wales · The local snow archive
When was the last white Christmas in Ty-draw?
Our 1991–2024 reconstruction has no year meeting the Christmas snow threshold for Ty-draw. That does not prove snow never fell: the model estimates falling snow on 24 or 25 December and ends in 2024.
See Ty-draw’s Christmas 2026 forecast →Latest modelled snow year
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0 of 34 Christmases meet the reconstruction’s threshold.
Archive: 1991–2024.
One town. 34 Christmases.
Ty-draw’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
0of 34
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Years flagged: None in this reconstruction.
How the reconstruction works →A separate piece of evidence
Christmas Day snow on the ground
Aberporth · about 72 km away · 133 m elevation. NOAA snow-depth observations on 25 December, independent of our snow model.
No positive snow-depth record in the available Christmas observations.
| Christmas | Snow depth |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 mm |
| 1999 | 0 mm |
| 1998 | 0 mm |
| 1997 | 0 mm |
| 1996 | 0 mm |
| 1995 | 0 mm |
| 1994 | 0 mm |
| 1993 | 0 mm |
| 1992 | 0 mm |
| 1991 | 0 mm |
| 1990 | — No observation |
| 1989 | — No observation |
10 recorded Christmases across 1991–2000; 0 missing years within that span. Weather at this station may differ from Ty-draw. 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 Ty-draw?
- Our 1991–2024 reconstruction has no year meeting the Christmas snow threshold for Ty-draw. That does not prove snow never fell: the model estimates falling snow on 24 or 25 December and ends in 2024.
- Was there snow on the ground near Ty-draw on Christmas Day?
- Our Aberporth station archive, about 72 km away, contains no positive Christmas Day snow-depth observations among 10 recorded Christmases (1991–2000). Missing years are unknown, and the station does not represent every part of Ty-draw.
- How many white Christmases has Ty-draw had?
- Our reconstruction flags 0 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 1%, 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.