Q. What year set the Scenic City record for snow on Christmas?
A. Dec. 25, 1969, is the reigning Chattanooga White Christmas champion with 5.1 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. It marked one of six times since the weather service began keeping records that the Scenic City received measurable snowfall on Christmas.
The most recent Chattanooga White Christmas was 2010, when the city received 2.5 inches of snow. Chattanooga received 1.2 inches on Christmas Day 1909. The Scenic City also received measurable snowfall in 1989 (0.3 inches), 1913 (0.1) and 1899 (0.1)
Newspaper reports in 1969 said it was the first time the city had received snow on Christmas since 1956, but the precipitation that day was too light to accumulate, according to available records.