Snow flurries and bitter cold was top of mind for many Florida residents and visitors over the weekend.
Several cities smashed record low temperatures Saturday night/Sunday morning.
The National Weather Service Melbourne posted on X before sunrise Monday, Feb. 2, more daily and monthly cold records have already been broken this morning.
Some people took to social media to describe an “iguanapopcalyse.” When temperatures hit the 40s, iguanas become paralyzed and fall from roofs and trees.
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YouTube live streamers showed images of people huddled in coats, hats and gloves at Orlando’s theme parks.
Not only were air temperatures breaking records, but strong winds sent wind chills into single digits for some locations.
The good news is that Monday morning Feb. 2 could be the final day of the most extreme cold, according to AccuWeather forecasters, although more record low temperatures are possible both Monday and Tuesday.
The National Weather Service Melbourne warned freezing temperatures and frost will return Monday night.
Florida cities break record low temperatures over the weekend
Several Florida cities broke record low temperatures Saturday night/Sunday morning, with more records possible Monday morning, Feb. 2.
The National Weather Service Melbourne, which covers east and central Florida from Daytona Beach to Stuart and as far west as Orlando, said “all of our climate sites set new record lows for the date Feb. 1 and most even set new monthly record lows for February!”
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Leesburg, Florida, sees temps drop to 23 degrees
Sanford, Florida, breaks record low set in 1965
Orlando, Florida, demolishes record low set 90 years ago
Melbourne, Florida, breaks record low set in 1966
Vero Beach, Florida, breaks record low as temps fall to 26
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Fort Pierce, Florida, smashes record low set 117 years ago
Apalachicola, Florida, breaks record low, dropping to 20
West Palm Beach, Florida, breaks record low as temps drop to 30
Miami, Florida, breaks 117-year-old record low temp
Did it snow in Florida?
Several National Weather Service offices around the state confirmed snow flurries were reported in several locations over the weekend, even as far south as Naples.
Flurries, light snow seen in Tallahassee, Florida
Snow flurries with light rain fall in Jacksonville, Florida
Snow flurries spotted near Naples, Florida
Snow flurries reported from Levy to Lee County, Florida
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Cheryl McCloud is a journalist for the USA TODAY Network-Florida’s service journalism Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY, at https://naplesnews.com/newsletters.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Snow flurries, record low temps seen in Florida over weekend
Reporting by Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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