Brownsville, Texas, on the Mexican border, had not seen measurable snow since 1895, until it fell on Christmas Eve 2004
About 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) of snow was enough to make Christmas 2004 historic in Brownsville, Texas. The city on the Mexican border had gone nearly 110 years without a recorded measurable snowfall. Flurries had occurred during that interval, but the storm that arrived late on Christmas Eve left enough accumulation for t