Is winter over in Florida?

[Scorpion]

I don't see any long range forecasts hinting at another big cold shot anytime soon, and its already mid-February. I was hoping for the coldest temps of the season this month but it looks pretty warm so far.

[jinftl]

Depends on what part of peninsula you are talking...the "Average Last Frost Date" gives some indication of what level of cold outbreak can stlll be expected...past the 'last frost date' in the southern peninsula already and in about 2 weeks it will be past the average date in the Tampa & Orlando areas.

http://www.victoryseeds.com/frost/fl.html

[feederband]

I dont call it winter anymore..I call it cold spells..

[jinftl]

Good point...this winter I call it 48 hours (1/2/08-1/3/08)

I dont call it winter anymore..I call it cold spells..

[2 Seam Fastball]

Well the ground hog saw his shadow on ground hog day so this means 6 more weeks of winter. Maybe shorter then that in Fla. Keep in mind that spring training is coming.

[Opal storm]

Boy after that beautiful weekend we just had I can't wait for Spring! We might have a few more cool fronts , especially up here in the panhandle, but the pattern is obviously trending warmer.

[Cyclenall]

Florida is nice compared to a place where it's nothing but overcast skies for weeks on end and cold winds down to -27C. It affects you pretty harshly.

[tropicana]

Florida is nice compared to a place where it's nothing but overcast skies for weeks on end and cold winds down to -27C. It affects you pretty harshly.

well, well said. Im so so tired of all the cloudy, dreary bleak and cold days, and snowy conditions. *SIGH*

[Sanibel]

Never really had winter here this year. Mostly upper 70's to low 80's.

[Opal storm]

Well I guess old man winter still has some fight in him, we struggled to get out of the 40's today up here in the panhandle. We have a freeze tonight.

[boca]

Winter is cancelled from Ft Myers to Stuart FL southward until Dec 08.

[Scorpion]

Getting down to the mid 40's tonight which is only a few degrees below average but it feels really cold since its been so warm lately.

[Scorpion]

Wow alot colder than expected. Only 39 out right now.

[JonathanBelles]

got a lot colder than expected here, 42 right now. gestimate low of 40.

[jinftl]

Looking more and more like the window of opportunity for winter-like weather or a cold snap (by florida standards) is rapidly closing this year...


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
957 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

MAX/MIN TEMPS REMAIN ABOVE NORMS TODAY
THROUGH MON BUT...THOUGH REMAINING ABOVE MIN NORMS MON NIGHT...TEMPS
WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER...

EXTENDED...TUE THROUGH SAT...MIN/MAX TEMPS TUE NEAR NORMS...THEN A GRADUAL WARMING THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

[jinftl]

Also, with an average temp for the month to date in Miami of 74.6 deg (6+ deg above normal), we are on target for one of the warmest February's on record!!! (Warmest was 74.9 deg). This is closer to the mean temp for April!!!

http://www.sercc.com/cgi-bin/sercc/cliMAIN.pl?fl5663

[JonathanBelles]

How do I find out the warmest February here?

[jinftl]

for some reason, link isn't going directly to tab....at link below, refer to left side where they have the outline of titles...go to General Climate Summary/Temperature/Monthly Temperature Listings/Average..click on "Average"..lists actual temps by month from 1948-present

http://www.sercc.com/cgi-bin/sercc/cliMAIN.pl?fl5663

How do I find out the warmest February here?

[JonathanBelles]

6th warmest right now.

[jinftl]

same data for fort lauderdale...feb 08 to date is the 2nd warmest february (avg this month = 74.0) so far...only february 1959 was warmer!!!

http://www.sercc.com/cgi-bin/sercc/cliMAIN.pl?fl3163

6th warmest right now.