Yorkshire and the Humber · The local snow archive

When was the last white Christmas in Baildon?

The most recent modelled Christmas snow signal for Baildon was 2009, 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 Baildon’s Christmas 2026 forecast →

Latest modelled snow year

2009

3 of 34 Christmases meet the reconstruction’s threshold.
Archive: 1991–2024.

One town. 34 Christmases.

Baildon’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

3of 34

1990s

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2000s

Modelled snow signal
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Modelled snow signal
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Modelled snow signal
09

2010s

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2020s

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Modelled snow signalBelow model threshold

Years flagged: 2009, 2004, 2000

How the reconstruction works →

A separate piece of evidence

Christmas Day snow on the ground

Leeming · about 53 km away · 40 m elevation. NOAA snow-depth observations on 25 December, independent of our snow model.

Latest positive record: 2010 · 40 mm of snow.

Recent archive years. A dash means no observation; 0 mm means a recorded zero snow depth.
ChristmasSnow depth
20250 mm
20240 mm
20230 mm
20220 mm
2021— No observation
20200 mm
20190 mm
20180 mm
20170 mm
20160 mm
20150 mm
20140 mm

22 recorded Christmases across 2003–2025; 1 missing year within that span. Weather at this station may differ from Baildon. 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 Baildon?
The most recent modelled Christmas snow signal for Baildon was 2009, 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 Baildon on Christmas Day?
The latest positive Christmas Day snow-depth observation in our Leeming station archive is 2010, with 40 mm. The station is about 53 km from Baildon. Its 22 recorded Christmases span 2003–2025, with possible gaps; these are station observations, not a town-wide record.
How many white Christmases has Baildon had?
Our reconstruction flags 3 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 5%, 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.

Christmas snow history nearby