Record Christmas Day Snowfall Recorded In Pittsburgh

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It was officially a White Christmas in Pittsburgh and a record breaking Christmas Day.

A new snowfall record was set at Pittsburgh on December 25, 2020. 5.1 inches of snow was recorded for the day. This breaks the old record of 3.5 inches set in 1935.
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) December 26, 2020

According to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, 5.1 inches of snow fell on Friday, breaking the all-time record.

Winter Weather Snow — (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)

This makes 2020 the snowiest Christmas in Pittsburgh history, breaking the previous record set 85 years ago in 1935.

National Weather Service

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