On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, Winter Storm Enzo brought an exceptionally rare snowfall to the Greater Houston metro area of Texas. The National Weather Service reported 5.5 inches (14 cm) in Baytown, a city located east of Houston on the northern shore of Galveston Bay. Other cities and locales received upwards of 3 to 4 inches (7.6 to 10.2 cm). Schools, government offices, and airports were closed, yet many Houstonians embraced the unusual snow day by going sledding and building snowmen. With just 11 recorded instances of snowfall exceeding one inch since recordkeeping in Houston began in 1920, snowfall is truly an unusual phenomenon. 

Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI)
Mosaic of two scenes: Path 25 Row 39, Path 25 Row 40
January 22, 2025