CARIBOU, Maine — Here are some Climatological statistics for Caribou (period of record from 1939 to 2007) for December 25. In Caribou, the highest temperature ever recorded on Christmas was 48 degrees, first in 1964 and again in 2003. The lowest Christmas temperature was -26 degrees in 1975. Normally, the Christmas high temperature averages around 23 degrees while the low temperature averages around 6 degrees.
The maximum precipitation recorded on Christmas in Caribou was 1.15 inches in 1979. The most snow fall measured on Christmas, 8.7 inches, was recorded in 1997. The most snow on the ground for a Christmas, 33.0 inches, was recorded in 1978.
Historically on Christmas in Caribou, there is an average .015 inches of precipitation and 1.0 inches of snow. There is a 75 percent chance of receiving at least a trace of precipitation during the day, a 71 percent chance of receiving at least a trace of snow, and a 96 percent chance of having at least a trace of snow on the ground. Caribou has a 90 percent chance of having a “White Christmas,’ (an average of at least one inch of snow depth on the ground come Christmas morning).
The maximum precipitation recorded on Christmas in Caribou was 1.15 inches in 1979. The most snow fall measured on Christmas, 8.7 inches, was recorded in 1997. The most snow on the ground for a Christmas, 33.0 inches, was recorded in 1978.
Historically on Christmas in Caribou, there is an average .015 inches of precipitation and 1.0 inches of snow. There is a 75 percent chance of receiving at least a trace of precipitation during the day, a 71 percent chance of receiving at least a trace of snow, and a 96 percent chance of having at least a trace of snow on the ground. Caribou has a 90 percent chance of having a “White Christmas,’ (an average of at least one inch of snow depth on the ground come Christmas morning).
