Say It Ain t Snow: It Does Happen in Florida
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One of the best phrases used to describe how I feel about Florida when my friends and family from northern climates ask if I ve gotten used to our weather: You can t shovel sunshine.
What You Need To Know
Although very rare, snow can fall in Florida
The last flakes were in northern Florida in 2018
The southernmost snow was in Homestead
Growing up in Minnesota, I m all too familiar with shoveling heavy, wet snow and dealing with blizzard conditions. But snow in the Sunshine State? Yep, it can and has happened.
50 Degrees Below Zero: Extreme Cold in Colorado
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The lower 48 saw its coldest temperature so far this winter season: A biting -50 degree reading in Colorado.
The temperature was measured at the Antero Reservoir in Colorado on Wednesday morning.
What You Need To Know
The temperature fell to -50F in Colorado Wednesday morning
Antero Reservoir sits in a bowl at about 9,000 feet in elevation
Cold air drains into the reservoir and is known for extreme cold
It s the 4th-coldest temperature ever measured at the reservoir
It s not a temperature that happens every year in the contiguous United States. In fact, you have to go back to February 8, 2019 to see a temperature as cold as -50 degrees, nearly two years ago.
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December 2020 will go down in the books as a below-average month, a huge swing from an above-average November and a warm fall overall.
What You Need To Know
We average a frost every season or two
Freezing temps are much more uncommon
Citrus damage occurs in 4 hours of temps below 28
So far this month, we ve been dealt three bouts of frost for some and even a freeze in Marion County, nipping plants and stressing the more cold-tolerant foliage as well.
Central Florida averages one frost every season or two, so dropping cold enough to develop a rime coating isn t common. Frost usually forms on nights when temperatures dip between 33 and 36 degrees with a calm wind and mainly clear sky.