Cold Winters and White Christmases Cold Winters and White Christmases rarely go hand in hand, this was certainly true for the 20th Century. Taking the winters of the 20th Century with a CET of less than 3C and here's what the weather was for those ChristmasesWinter 1916-17 CET 1.5Christmas 1916 Low pressure was to the north of the UK and there was a westerly flow across the UK bringing sun and showers. Some wintry preciptation was reported with the showersWinter 1928-29 CET 1.7Christmas 1928 was mild with a broad SWly airstream across the UK. Maxima temperatures were in double figures especially in the south. In the NW, there was rain and drizzle affected western coasts.Winter 1939-40 CET 1.5Christmas 1939 was a cold Christmas with frosts but it was dominated by high pressure and there was no snowfallsWinter 1940-41 CET 2.6Christmas 1940 was cold and frosty with freezing fog but it was dry as the UK was under a large high pressureWinter 1941-42 CET 2.2Christmas 1941 was a cold Christmas with frosts but it was mostly dry with a large high pressure just to the west of IrelandWinter 1946-47 CET 1.1Christmas 1946 was very windy with a deep low to the north of the UK bringing gales to many parts with rain or showers.Winter 1950-51 CET 2.9Christmas 1950 was cold but the UK was under a col and many places were dry. Any snow cover on this day was due to snowfalls on previous days.Winter 1955-56 CET 2.9Christmas 1955 was largely dry with a ridge moving across the UK and with average temperatures.Winter 1962-63 CET -0.4Christmas 1962:Snow fell across parts of Scotland and northern England on the day itself but further south it was bitterly cold and dry.Winter 1978-79 CET 1.6Christmas 1978 was wet across many parts of the UK. In the Northern Isles, it was cold with an easterly wind.Winter 1981-82 CET 2.6Christmas 1981 was a cold and sunny day with a ridge over the UK. There was a deep snow cover over many partsWinter 1984-85 CET 2.7Christmas 1984 was mostly dry with a ridge over the UK. Winter 1985-86 CET 2.9Over England and Wales, it was largely cloudy with rain but colder air was reaching Scotland and there were some snow showers near the Scottish east coasts.