North Texas Snowfall Events
1997-1937 | 1929-1924 | 1923-1919 | 1918-1915 | 1913-1906 | 1903-1879

• December 20-21, 1929 - Heavy snow fell over much of central Texas the 20th-21st. Accumulations above four inches occurred south of a line from Emory to Cleburne to Brownwood, south as far as the Hill country, San Antonio, and Houston. Hillsboro reported 26 inches, and Clifton 24 inches, but these totals seem high (they match the melted rainfall amount, and snow was reported as the unmelted equivalent that fell as snow using a 10-1 ratio, rather than the actual accumulation on the ground). It is unclear how much of the other reported totals were over-estimated this way, but it appears likely that 12-16 inches fell in a wide band from Junction to Hillsboro to Longview.The event began with a strong cold front on the 17th. Morning lows reached the teens over much of the area on the 19th. An overrunning pattern apparently developed overnight the 19th-20th, with the cold air deep enough for snow as far south as the southern sections of the Hill Country, to San Antonio and Houston. Record cold resulted over the snow pack the morning of the 22nd, including Junction (-11), Llano (-7), and Lampasas (-7).
• November 20-21, 1929 - Sleet and snow fell overnight the 20th-21st over the north central and northeast sections. Some of it melted as it fell, but 1-2 inches accumulated over much of the area from Henrietta, Bridgeport, and Fort Worth, east to Louisiana. Many stations in the south central and east central areas reported trace amounts.
• February, 1929 - The month was abnormally unsettled, with freezing rain, sleet and snow the 1st, 8th, and 20th. These were significant glaze events, producing considerable damage to "telephone and telegraph lines" (TCCS). The monthly snow totals generally small, except for 4-8 inches north of Abilene and west of Wichita Falls, and at Sherman and Paris along the Red River.
•  December 24-25, 1926 (White Christmas) - A cold front on the 23rd brought sharply cooler temperatures to the area on the 24th. Freezing rain, sleet and snow were reported at Fort Worth the morning of the 24th. Snow began around midnight Christmas morning, and continued through 700 AM. A broad band of 2-6 inch accumulations were reported from Brownwood to Dallas to Paris. This was the only White Christmas of the 20th century, although the song romanticizing it wasn't written until 1942.
• January 20-24, 1926 - A cold wave January 20-21 brought freezing weather as far as the Gulf coast (TCCS). Thunder, freezing rain, sleet, and snow occurred behind the front overnight the 20th-21st over a wide area. The observer at Bowie noted that ice did considerable damage to trees and telephone lines, and remained on the ground for five days. The subsequent warm advection pattern brought a round of snow the 23rd-24th. The snow was heavy over the western and south central sections of north Texas, although it is unclear how much actually accumulated. Between 4-8 inches were reported in many areas, with 8-13 inches reported over the area from San Angelo to Goldthwaite to Hillsboro, and Haskell to Quanah (although some may have melted as it fell).
• January 17-18, 1925 - Freezing rain, sleet and snow fell January 17-18. Snow accumulations were heavy in the west and northwest parts of north Texas, with 10-20 inches between Haskell and Wichita Falls. In the DFW area, freezing rain and sleet did minor damage to shrubs (Dallas obs record).
• December 18-22, 1924 - A strong cold front early on December 18 brought sharply colder readings, contrasting with the above normal temperatures the first part of the month. At Fort Worth, the low of 7 degrees on the 19th and 8 degrees on the 20th were records for the date. Temperatures remained below freezing from the evening of the 18th through the morning of the 22^nd.
• March 12-13, 1924 - Between 4-8 inches of snow fell March 12-13 over the area north of a line from Abilene to Dallas to Sulphur Springs. The greatest amounts were at Bridgeport (10.5 inches) and Honey Grove (12.5 inches).
• February 25, 1924 - Sleet and snow were widespread February 25, but it is unclear how much of the reported fall actually accumulated. At Dallas, 5.5 inches fell during the day, but only an inch was on the ground at 700 PM. Much of the reported total in the west (4-8 inches) probably stayed on the ground, but a good deal of the total in the central sections (8-12 inches) probably melted as it fell. Sleet was reported at Goldthwaite, Groesbeck, Eastland, Lampasas, Temple, and Tyler 8S with this event (TCCS).