snow in Florida

The vast majority of snow events in Florida occurred in North Florida and the Jacksonville area. According to the National Weather Service, the record snowfall for the city of Jacksonville is 1.9 inches (4.83 cm), which fell on February 12, 1899. Tampa has a record snowfall of 0.2 inches (5.08 mm) which occurred on January 19, 1977.{{Cite web|url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=tbw|title = Climate}}

Due to larger populations and more advanced communication networks, snow events are witnessed and reported much more frequently in recent years than in historical eras. Interpretations of this timeline must therefore be made with caution, as observed patterns may not reflect actual climate-related trends in annual snowfall but rather improved reporting. Additionally, the presence of hard rime or ice pellets being mistaken for snowflakes should also be considered. Finally, many of the reports below are not "official" National Weather Service reports, many being compiled by the newspapers and media, personal observations, and stories passed down through the years.

File:"Snowballing" (snowball fight on the steps of the Florida Capitol, February 10 1899).jpg

• December 19, 1765: A "white frost" fell in the northern part of the British colony of East Florida "of short duration, and of no material detriment to the agricultural interests."{{cite book|last=Forbes|first=James Grant|title=Sketches, historical and topographical, of the Floridas; more particularly of East Florida|url=https://archive.org/details/sketcheshistoric00forb|year=1821|publisher=C.S. Van Winkle|location=New York|page=[https://archive.org/details/sketcheshistoric00forb/page/60 60]}}
• 1774: A snowstorm extended across much of the territory. The affected residents spoke of it as an "extraordinary white rain."{{cite book|last=Williams|first=John Lee|title=The territory of Florida, or, sketches of the topography, civil and natural history, of the country, the climate, and the Indian tribes: from the first discovery to the present time, with a map, views, etc.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-C0lAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA17|year=1837|publisher=A.T. Goodrich|location=New York|page=17}}
• January 10–11, 1800: Land surveyor Andrew Ellicott erected an observatory at Point Peter, a location near the mouth of Saint Marys River, now in the far southeast side of the City of St. Marys, Georgia. After recording a sunrise temperature of {{Convert|37|°F}}, he observed "snow and hail the whole day" until 10 pm. The temperature then fell below freezing, the wind shifted to northwesterly, and the skies cleared at midnight. At sunrise the morning of January 11, he reported snow {{Convert|5|in}} deep and a temperature of {{Convert|28|°F}}.{{cite book|last=Ellicott|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Ellicott|title=The journal of Andrew Ellicott,: late commissioner on behalf of the United States during part of the year 1796, the years 1797, 1798, 1799, and part of the year 1800: for determining the boundary between the United States and the possessions of His Catholic Majesty in America, containing occasional remarks on the situation, soil, rivers, natural productions, and diseases of the different countries on the Ohio, Mississippi, and Gulf of Mexico, with six maps, comprehending the Ohio, the Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico, the whole of West Florida, and part of East Florida: To which is added an appendix, containing all the astronomical observations made use of for determining the boundary, with many others, made in different parts of the country, for settling the geographical positions of some important points, with maps of the boundary on a large scale; likewise a great number of thermometrical observations made at different times and places|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA121|year=1803|publisher=Budd and Bartram for Thomas Dobson (printer)|location=Philadelphia|pages=116, 121}} This snowstorm perhaps extended from Louisiana to Georgia.{{cite book|last=Blodget|first=Lorin |author-link=Lorin Blodget|title=Climatology of the United States: and of the temperate latitudes of the North American continent, emberacing a full comparison of these with the climatology of the temperate latitudes of Europe and Asia, and especially in regard to agriculture, sanitary investigations, and engineering with isothermal and rain charts for each season, the extreme months, and the year, including a summary of the statistics of meteorological observations of the United States, condensed from recent scientific and official publications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bH05AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA147|year=1857|publisher=J. B. Lippincott & Co.|location=Philadelphia|page=147}}
• January 13, 1852: Snow fell all morning, accumulating to {{Convert|0.5|inch}} at Jacksonville.
• February 28, 1855: A few flakes of snow fell at Jacksonville.
• January 29, 1868: Light sleet fell during the night at Jacksonville.
• February 28, 1869: During the morning, snow flurries fell at Jacksonville.
• January 10, 1873: At 7:25 am, a few snowflakes fell at Jacksonville.
• February 4–5, 1875: Between midnight and sunrise on both dates, light sleet occurred.
• December 1, 1876: According to the observer at Punta Rassa, Florida, snow fell for 5 minutes on the morning of December 1.{{Citation |journal=Monthly Weather Review |year=1876 |url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/004/mwr-004-12-0004.pdf|doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1876)412[4:TOTA]2.0.CO;2 |volume=4 |issue=12 |pages=4–5|bibcode = 1876MWRv....4S...4. |title=Temperature of the Air |doi-access=free }}
• January 4–5, 1879: At Jacksonville at 7 pm, sleet began, which turned to rain 90 minutes later. The freezing rain covered trees, shrubbery, and everything else outdoors by morning. The weight of the ice broke the limbs of many orange trees. At Fernandina, snow occurred.{{cite book |title=The Florida Agriculturist |date=1892 |publisher=Kilkoff & Dean |page=403 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ESFQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA403 |access-date=7 May 2023 |language=en}}
• December 5, 1886: At Pensacola, following a heavy rain and wind storm, light snow fell from 4:25 pm to 8:20 pm, accumulating to {{Convert|1.5|inch}}.{{cite web |url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/014/mwr-014-12-0345.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-06-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605150144/http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/014/mwr-014-12-0345.pdf |archive-date=June 5, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}
• January 5, 1887: {{Convert|1|in}} of snow fell at Pensacola,{{cite web|publisher=Flahistory.net|title="Today in Florida History" for January|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928054535/http://www.flahistory.net/January.htm|url=http://www.flahistory.net/January.htm|archive-date=September 28, 2007}} and sleet fell elsewhere in the state.{{Cite journal|journal=Monthly Weather Review|title=Sleet|page=15|date=January 1887|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/015/mwr-015-01-0012.pdf|access-date=June 14, 2013|doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1887)15[12:P]2.0.CO;2|volume=15|issue=1|bibcode = 1887MWRv...15...12. |doi-access=free}}
• January 14, 1892: {{Convert|0.4|in}} of snow was reported at Pensacola. The first snowfall of the season occurred at Fort Barrancas. Monthly snowfall totaled {{Convert|0.5|in|mm}} at Pensacola.{{Citation |journal=Monthly Weather Review|title=Snow|page=14|date=January 1892|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/020/mwr-020-01-0011.pdf|access-date=June 14, 2013|doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1892)20[11:PEIIAH]2.0.CO;2|volume=20|issue=1|bibcode = 1892MWRv...20...11. |doi-access=free}}
• January 17, 1892: At 10:30 am, sleet fell for a few minutes only at Madison, Florida.{{cite web |last=Starr |first=Gregory T. |title=1892-01 COOP Publication for Madison, Florida |url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS-77DC5C9E-11B2-44D9-8616-C01F31DD46B0.pdf |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |access-date=February 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6FTgvLnVS?url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS-89FD8970-894C-4B78-BB65-D20F3E47F396.pdf |archive-date=March 29, 2013 |date=January 1892 |url-status=dead }}
• February 14, 1892: Pensacola reported {{Convert|3|in}} of snow.{{cite web|publisher=Flahistory.net|title="Today in Florida History" for February|access-date=January 22, 2007|url=http://www.flahistory.net/February.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031227053314/http://www.flahistory.net/February.htm|archive-date=December 27, 2003}}
• December 26–27, 1892: On both days, precipitation fell as sleet and snow at Pensacola. On December 26, sleet also occurred at Cerro Gordo, Florida, and slight trace of snow fell at Tallahassee. On December 27, a slight trace fell at Moseley Hall, Madison County, Florida.{{cite web |title=Report of the Florida Weather Service for the month of December, 1892 |url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS-ED26DF2B-F6B1-4771-A25C-37FA4F37B76E.pdf |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |access-date=February 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6FTgvLuH2?url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS-ED26DF2B-F6B1-4771-A25C-37FA4F37B76E.pdf |archive-date=March 29, 2013 |date=December 1892 |url-status=dead }} At intervals during daytime on December 27, light snow flurries occurred at Jacksonville.
• January 16–19, 1893: On January 16, snow occurred at Palatka. On January 17, sleet fell at Oxford, and at Pensacola. Shortly after midnight on January 18, sleet began in the city of Jacksonville and then turned to snow and then to rain. That day, sleet also fell at Moseley Hall, Pensacola, and Tallahassee, and snow occurred at Lawtey. On January 18 and 19, sleet fell at Bristol.
• December 29, 1894: Brooksville reported snowfall from 9 am to 11 am, and a few flakes fell at Mosquito Lagoon near Oak Hill, Florida. The press reported snow at towns in middle and west Florida. The temperature that morning fell to lows unprecedented in decades, and this freeze destroyed 2 million to 3 million boxes of not yet gathered oranges, severely damaged pineapple plants, and killed or destroyed almost all other fruits and vegetables.{{Citation |title=Climatological Data, Florida |year=1894 |url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cd/cd.html?_page=0&state=FL&_target1=Next+%3E}}
• February 14, 1895: From 6:22 pm to 6:27 pm, light sleet fell at Jacksonville, followed by light snow until 6:32 pm. At 7:20 pm, light snow resumed until 8 pm. Snow also fell at Tampa, and at Pensacola, snow reportedly reached depths allowing for sleighing.{{cite book|last=Garriott|first=Edward B.|title=Cold waves and frost in the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cYowIyVE5PAC&pg=PA17|access-date=February 25, 2013|edition=WB No 355|volume=Bulletin P|year=1906|publisher=United States Weather Bureau|page=17}}
• February 12–13, 1899: At 9:45 pm, rain changed to sleet at Jacksonville. Sleet then changed to snow at 10:15 pm and continued through the night, accumulating to {{Convert|2|in}} before sunrise at 7 am as the temperature plunged to {{Convert|10|°F}}. The accumulation reached {{Convert|4|in}} at Lake Butler. In sheltered locations, the snow melted only several days later. This Great Blizzard of 1899 also affected much of the rest of the American South, and even brought the only ever subzero temperature to Florida.{{cite web|url=https://www.reference.com/history-geography/coldest-temperature-ever-recorded-florida-e3b7dd97ee322a96 |title=What Was the Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Florida?|publisher=Reference|date=April 14, 2020}}

• December 16, 1901: At 1 pm, light snow fell at Jacksonville; at intervals through the afternoon, sleet followed.
• February 7, 1907: During the afternoon, a light snow flurry occurred "in the immediate vicinity" of the city of Jacksonville.
• November 27, 1912: An overnight period of snow covers the ground and trees with a {{Convert|0.5|in|adj=on}} layer in northern Florida.{{cite web|first=Keith C.|last=Heidorn|year=2006|title=Significant Weather Events in November in the United States|access-date=January 22, 2007|url=http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/diarynov.htm}}
• January 22–23, 1935: Snow falls until the next morning, with Pensacola recording {{Convert|1|in}}.
• February 8–9, 1947: A cold wave entering from Canada, accompanied by winds of up to {{convert|80|mph|km/h m/s}}, causes snow as far south as Clearwater.‘Snow, Ain’t That Touch’; Stanford Daily, February 10, 1947, p. 1
• February 2–3, 1951: Snowfall accumulates to {{Convert|2.0|in}} at Saint Augustine and Crescent City.
• December 14, 1952: Sleet and snow falls across the northern portion of the state, though there is very little accumulation.{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Disco|year=2003|title=December 12 Time Capsule|access-date=April 9, 2007|url=http://www.joesdiscoweathercentral.com/time/dec1203.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120301181411/http://www.joesdiscoweathercentral.com/time/dec1203.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 1, 2012}}
• December 14, 1953: Light sleet occurs in the morning in Marianna.
• March 6, 1954: {{Convert|4|in|mm|abbr=on}} of snow accumulates at Milton Experimental Station, Santa Rosa County, within a 24-hour period.{{cite web|url=http://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/US/snowiest-day.php|title=Record US Snowfalls For One Day|first=Liz|last=Osborn|publisher=Current Results Nexus|access-date=July 19, 2012}}
• March 28, 1955: Snowfall accumulates to {{Convert|1|in}} in Marianna along the Florida Panhandle.{{cite web|author=Flahistory.net|title="Today in Florida History" for March|access-date=January 22, 2007|url=http://www.flahistory.net/March.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827185759/http://www.flahistory.net/March.htm|archive-date=August 27, 2008}} To this date, this is the only instance of snowfall in Florida occurring after the spring equinox.
• December 12–13, 1957: Snow reported as freezing temperatures blanket Florida. (The cold spell reaches even South Florida, although with less intensity than in other portions of the state and avoids the inhabited coastal areas of Miami-Dade County.){{Cite journal|last=Butson|first=Keith|date=1958-04-01|title=Florida's Winter Weather: 1957–58|journal=Weatherwise|language=en|volume=11|issue=2|pages=58–74|doi=10.1080/00431672.1958.9925018|bibcode=1958Weawi..11b..58B |issn=0043-1672}}
• February 13, 1958: An overnight rainfall changes to snowfall in Jacksonville and accumulates to {{Convert|1.5|in}}. Additionally, Tallahassee reports a record {{Convert|2.8|in}}.
• February 9, 1973: Snow falls over the northern portion of the state, including a total of {{Convert|2.0|in}} in Pensacola, with unofficial reports of up to {{Convert|8|in}}.
• January 18, 1977: The pressure gradient between a strong ridge over the Mississippi Valley and a Nor'easter over Atlantic Canada sends very cold temperatures southward into the state. Areas around Pensacola are the first to receive the snow, then the rest of the Panhandle. Pensacola accumulates {{convert|1|in}} of snow.{{cite news|last=Roche|first=Cathy Steele |date=January 19, 1977|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/622850786/ |title=Snow Misses Charlotte, But Cold's Here to Stay|newspaper=The Charlotte News|location=Charlotte, North Carolina|via=Newspapers.com|page=1}} Following record accumulations for the Nature Coast, areas from Orlando to Tampa receive light snow accumulations, between {{Convert|0.2|in}} to {{Convert|0.5|in}}. Before sunrise on January 19, West Palm Beach reports snow flurries in the air for the first and only time on record, with snow flurries reaching as far south as Homestead. The snow causes little impact as it was of the dry variety, melting on contact and lasting less than 40 minutes. Cold air results in hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to the winter citrus industry (Orlando ties the 1899 record of more than six consecutive nights well-below freezing). On January 20, The Miami Herald reports the event as the front-page story, with a headline of a size usually reserved for the declaration of war.{{cite web|first=Keith C.|last=Heidorn|year=2002|title=Miami's First Snowfall|access-date=January 22, 2007 |url=http://www.islandnet.com/%7Esee/weather/almanac/arc2002/alm02jan.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020211135858/http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/arc2002/alm02jan.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 11, 2002}}
• January 30, 1977: Pensacola receives a small amount of snow. Crestview, about {{convert|50|mi}} inland from Pensacola, receives {{convert|3|in}} of snow.{{cite news|last=Gholdsteon|first=Sharon |date=January 31, 1977|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/303689715/ |title=Snow Belts Panhandle|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel|via=Newspapers.com|page=6}}
• March 2, 1980: About {{Convert|0.25|in}} of snow covers car tops and patio furniture in Jacksonville.
• March 1, 1986: {{Convert|0.5|in}} of snow accumulates overnight in Jacksonville before melting within 30 minutes due to the morning sun.File:Jacksonville Snow 2.jpg
• December 23–24, 1989: Light rain in North Florida, including Jacksonville and Gainesville, turns to freezing rain as temperatures drop, and later changes to snow. The snow totals several inches in some locations, and results in the first White Christmas in the city's history. All Jacksonville bridges were closed except for the Acosta Bridge (at the time the oldest in the City before its replacement five years later). Ultimately, all interstates in the region of N. Florida and S. Georgia were closed, forcing many holiday travelers to local shelters.File:Snowy Swamp.jpg in Gainesville, Florida on December 23, 1989]]Light snow falls across central Florida as far south as southern Pinellas County on the 23rd, though the official weather station in St. Petersburg experiences only a light sleet.{{cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2007/12/12/Life/The_great_Tampa_Bay_s.shtml |title=Life: The great Tampa Bay snow of '89 |publisher=Sptimes.com |access-date=June 15, 2013}}{{cite news|title=4 die as Florida citrus, vegetables freeze|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wNNRAAAAIBAJ&dq=tampa%20snowfall&pg=3842%2C8156780|access-date=December 31, 2012|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=December 26, 1989|agency=Reuters News Service}}
• March 12, 1993: The 1993 Storm of the Century produces up to {{Convert|4|in}} of snow along the Florida Panhandle.{{cite web|author=National Climatic Data Center|year=1993|title=Event Report for the '93 Superstorm|access-date=February 28, 2008|url=http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~194933|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416060920/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~194933|archive-date=April 16, 2009}}
• February 2, 1994: Light snow was observed in the Florida Panhandle overnight from February 1 to 2.{{cite web |title=Crestview February 2, 1994 Historical Weather (Florida, United States) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/h/d/14490/1994/2/2/Historical-Weather-on-Wednesday-February-2-1994-in-Crestview-Florida-United-States#metar-16-00 |website=weatherspark.com |access-date=11 January 2025 |language=en}}
• January 8, 1996: Snow flurries are reported from Crystal River to New Port Richey with no accumulation.{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/sleet-falls-for-first-time-since-1996-in-northern-tampa-bay-area/1064387|title=Sleet falls for first time since 1996 in northern Tampa Bay area|last1=Krueger|first1=Curtis|first2=Kameel|last2=Stanley|date=January 9, 2010|work=St. Petersburg Times|access-date=2013-10-04|location=St. Petersburg, FL|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221952/http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/sleet-falls-for-first-time-since-1996-in-northern-tampa-bay-area/1064387|archive-date=October 4, 2013|df=mdy-all}}
• December 18, 1996: A plume of cold air causes snow to form in the northwestern portion of Escambia County.{{cite web|first=Jeffrey M.|last=Medlin|year=2005|title=Evolution of a Central Gulf Coast Heavy Snowband — December 18, 1996|publisher=Mobile, Alabama National Weather Service|access-date=April 9, 2007|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/121896Snow/18Dec96main.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070113052604/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/121896Snow/18Dec96main.html|archive-date = January 13, 2007}}

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• January 24, 2003: A plume of Arctic air produces widespread record low temperatures and light snow flurries along the eastern coastline. The snow is described as ocean-effect snow, identical to lake effect snow in that it occurs due to very cold air passing over relatively warm water temperatures. Snow flurries are reported in the air as far south as Fort Pierce.{{cite web|author=Melbourne, Florida National Weather Service |year=2003 |title=Cold Temperatures and Snow Flurries in East-Central Florida |access-date=January 22, 2007 |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/surveys/012403/flurries.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121194509/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/surveys/012403/flurries.html |archive-date=January 21, 2007 |url-status=dead }}
• December 25, 2004: Locations along the Florida Panhandle receive a dusting of snow.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|date=November 26, 2006|title=Snow falls in central Florida as state endures unusual Nov. cold snap|access-date=January 22, 2007|url=https://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-11-21-florida-cold_x.htm | work=USA Today}}
• November 21, 2006: An eastward-moving weather system produces a very light dusting and snowflakes in central Florida. It is the first snow in November in the state since 1912.
• February 3, 2007: Very light snow flurries are reported in the northeastern panhandle, lasting less than an hour.{{cite news|work=WJHG-TV |date=February 3, 2007 |title=Snow Flurries in Florida |access-date=February 16, 2007 |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16964360/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206051950/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16964360/ |archive-date=February 6, 2007 |url-status=dead }}
• January 3, 2008: Light snow flurries are reported near Daytona Beach.{{cite news|work=CNN |title=Snow Flurries in Florida |year=2007 |access-date=January 3, 2008 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/01/03/winter.storm.ap/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104153835/http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/01/03/winter.storm.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 4, 2008 |url-status=dead }}
• {{anchor|January 8, 2010 Central Florida wintery mix}}January 8–9, 2010: Very light dusting of snow seen in the eastern Jacksonville area. Light snow also fell in parts of central Florida, which briefly accumulated in Ocala and other parts of Marion County. A "wintry mix" of sleet and freezing rain was widespread, with reports of light snow across central Florida from Tampa to Orlando to Melbourne.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wftv.com/news/22191710/detail.html|title=Sleet, Snow Fall In Parts Of Central Florida|work=WFTV|date=January 10, 2010|access-date=June 14, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107021417/http://www.wftv.com/news/22191710/detail.html|archive-date=January 7, 2011|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=LSR&node=KMFL|title=Preliminary Local Storm Report|access-date=July 19, 2012|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}}
• {{anchor|January 10, 2010 South Florida wintery mix}}January 10, 2010: An Arctic cold front blasted through south Florida on New Year's Day, ushering in a period of record-setting cold temperatures. West Palm Beach, Naples and Moore Haven set records for their coldest 12-day stretch on record, with Fort Lauderdale and Miami not far behind. The coldest temperatures since 1989 were observed across most areas on January 10, which followed a day of rain with temperatures in the 30s and 40s (as well as a few unconfirmed reports of sleet and snow).{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/media/mfl/news/2010WxSummary.pdf |title=2010 South Florida Weather Year in Review}}
• February 12, 2010: Portions of northwestern Florida experience snowfall totals of around 1 in (25 mm).{{cite web|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=mob&storyid=48262&source=0|title=Snowfall Accumulations From February 12th|publisher=National Weather Service|access-date=July 19, 2012}}
• February 14, 2010: {{Convert|0.5|in}} of snow fell across the northern halves of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton and Okaloosa Counties.{{cite web|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/rtimages/mob/Snow%20Forecast_02-14-10.gif|title=Snow Forecast 02-14-10|publisher=National Weather Service|access-date=July 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606123840/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/rtimages/mob/Snow%20Forecast_02-14-10.gif|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}
• December 8, 2010: Snow mixed with rain is reported in western parts of the panhandle, north of Pensacola.{{cite web|url=http://www.northescambia.com/?p=37852|title=Let it Snow! Let it Snow! (With Photo Gallery)|date=December 8, 2010|publisher=NorthEscambia.com|access-date=July 19, 2012}}
• December 26, 2010: A mix of snow and sleet was reported in Jacksonville by the National Weather Service.{{cite news|last=Winkle|first=Amanda|title=Many Jacksonville.com users report snow flurries across Northeast Florida|url=http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-12-26/story/many-jacksonvillecom-users-report-snow-flurries-across-northeast-florida|access-date=December 26, 2010|newspaper=The Florida Times-Union|date=December 26, 2010}}
• December 28, 2010: Light snow was reported at Tampa Executive Airport in eastern Hillsborough County at 01:00 and 05:00 EDT, following a rare freezing fog event around midnight.{{cite web|url=http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KVDF/2010/12/28/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA|title=History for Tampa Executive, FL|date=December 28, 2010|publisher=wunderground.com|access-date=July 19, 2012}}
• January 9, 2011: Sleet is reported in the Pensacola area, as well as other places in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. There was no accumulation.{{cite web|url=http://www.northescambia.com/?p=41018|title=Sleet Reported In Escambia, Santa Rosa (With Photo)|date=January 9, 2011|publisher=NorthEscambia.com|access-date=July 19, 2012}}
• January 24–25, 2014: Sleet and light snow are reported in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties.{{cite web|url=http://www.pnj.com/article/20140124/NEWS01/140124004/Sleet-snow-flurries-falling-Gulf-Coast?nclick_check=1|title=Sleet, snow flurries falling on Gulf Coast|date=January 24, 2014|work=Pensacola News Journal|access-date=2014-01-24|location=Pensacola, FL|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075224/http://www.pnj.com/article/20140124/NEWS01/140124004/Sleet-snow-flurries-falling-Gulf-Coast?nclick_check=1|url-status=dead}} Very light sleet is reported at a few locations around Jacksonville.{{cite web|url=http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=LSRJAX&e=201401250555|title=IEM :: LSR from NWS JAX|first=Daryl|last=Herzmann|website=Mesonet.agron.iastate.edu|access-date=January 3, 2018}}File:Florida Snow Forcast Jan2014.png
• January 28–29, 2014: A major winter storm event resulted in a mixture of freezing rain (with ice accumulation), sleet, and snow across most of the Panhandle between the afternoon of the 28th and morning of the 29th. Due to dangerous ice accumulation, the Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Department of Transportation closed several bridges in the Panhandle and advised against non-essential travel.{{cite tweet |author=FDOT District 3 |user=MyFDOT_NWFL |number=428398067872567296 |date=January 29, 2014 |title=FDOT urges motorists to stay off roadways. Conditions will continue to change throughout the night and can cause hazardous road conditions. |language=en |access-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114000213/https://twitter.com/MyFDOT_NWFL/status/428398067872567296 |archive-date=November 14, 2021 |url-status=live}} Many state and local government offices were closed around mid-day on the 28th.{{cite news|title=Escambia, Santa Rosa closures, cancellations|url=http://www.pnj.com/viewart/20140128/NEWS01/140128002/WINTER-WEATHER-Closures|access-date=29 January 2014|newspaper=Pensacola News Journal|date=28 January 2014}} In Santa Rosa county, officials cautioned that ice-laden tree limbs were hanging low enough to hit vehicles.{{cite news|title=Winter weather updates|url=http://www.nwfdailynews.com/public-service/winter-weather-updates-1.269176|access-date=29 January 2014|newspaper=NWFnewsonline.com|date=28 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140129075659/http://www.nwfdailynews.com/public-service/winter-weather-updates-1.269176|archive-date=January 29, 2014|df=mdy-all}} Between 1 and 9:30 PM on the 28th, 21,633 Gulf Power customers lost power at some point.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/GulfPowerCompany/posts/705318379502657|work=Facebook|title=Gulf Power|access-date=29 January 2014}} At 2 PM EST on January 28, Pensacola was {{convert|31|°F}} with freezing rain while Immokalee, near Fort Myers, was {{convert|86|°F}}. Pensacola received {{convert|1.8|in}} of snow on January 28.{{cite web|title=Pensacola Weather|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/yesterday/Pensacola+FL+USFL0399:1:US|work=The Weather Channel|access-date=29 January 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202195327/http://www.weather.com/weather/yesterday/Pensacola+FL+USFL0399:1:US|url-status=dead}} On January 29, the Florida Highway Patrol closed nearly {{convert|200|mi}} of Interstate 10 from the Florida-Alabama state line to Gadsden County, directing resources and traffic to U.S. 90.{{cite news|title=Winter Storm Leon Leaves Icy Mess in Pensacola, Parts of Florida Panhandle; Drivers Urged to Stay Off Roads|url=http://www.weather.com/news/winter-storm-leon-tallahassee-florida-fsu-ice-sleet-20140129|access-date=29 January 2014|newspaper=The Weather Channel|date=29 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221105626/http://www.weather.com/news/winter-storm-leon-tallahassee-florida-fsu-ice-sleet-20140129|archive-date=February 21, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Pensacola International Airport closed at 9:17 PM January 28 and was not scheduled to reopen until late on January 29.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/FlyPensacola/posts/10151910457967584|work=Facebook|title=Pensacola International Airport|access-date=29 January 2014}}
• January 8, 2015: Snow flurries are reported in various locations around Jacksonville. The event is attributed to ocean-effect snow.{{cite news|last1=Matthews|first1=Blake|title=Thursday's flurries set Florida record|url=http://www.news4jax.com/weather/thursdays-flurries-set-florida-record|access-date=23 January 2016|work=News 4 Jax|publisher=Graham Media Group|date=January 9, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/weather/2015/01/08/northeast-florida-flurries/21451831/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150117160916/http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/weather/2015/01/08/northeast-florida-flurries/21451831/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2015|title=Snow flurries great Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia|date=January 8, 2015|publisher=firstcoastnews.com|access-date=January 9, 2015}}
• January 22–23, 2016: Snow flurries are reported along the Florida Panhandle, as far east as the Jacksonville area,{{cite news|title=Snow flurries reported west of Tallahassee|url=http://www.wesh.com/news/snow-flurries-reported-west-of-tallahassee/37586640|access-date=23 January 2016|work=WESH-TV|publisher=Hearst Properties|date=January 22, 2016}} and as far south as the Gainesville area.{{cite web|title=Sunshine State Sees Snow In Gainesville, Jacksonville|publisher=WFOR-TV|location=Miami, FL|date=January 23, 2016|url=http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/01/23/sunshine-state-sees-snow-in-gainesville-jacksonville/|access-date=December 9, 2017}}
• January 6–7, 2017: Periods of light snow and wintry mix occurred in Escambia County around 9 PM and ended just after midnight January 7. There was no accumulation reported.{{Cite web | url=https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/fl/pensacola/KPNS/date/2017-1-6 |title = Pensacola, FL Weather History | Weather Underground}}
• March 16, 2017: Snow flurries fell in parts of the Florida Panhandle, including Tallahassee. This occurred for less than 1 hour starting at 3:53 am, but had no accumulation.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/fl/tallahassee/KTLH/date/2017-3-16|title=Tallahassee Regional, FL History {{!}} Weather Underground|work=Weather Underground|access-date=2018-12-03}}
• December 8–9, 2017: Snow falls in various locations in the western Florida Panhandle. Northern Escambia County saw up to {{convert|2|in}} of snow while Century saw {{convert|0.5|in}} of snow. Snow flurries were reported in Destin and Miramar Beach.{{cite web|last=Erdman|first=Jonathan|title=Snow Fell in South Texas, Along the Gulf Coast, Even the Florida Panhandle During Winter Storm Benji|publisher=The Weather Channel|date=December 9, 2017|url=https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2017-12-09-rare-south-texas-florida-gulf-coast-snow-winter-storm-benji|access-date=December 9, 2017}}
• January 2–3, 2018: A winter storm resulted in snow and a wintry mix (freezing rain, sleet, and ice) across northern Florida from Tallahassee to the outskirts of Jacksonville and as far south as Gainesville, with temperatures in the 20s and dewpoints in the teens in the morning.{{cite tweet |author=NWS Jacksonville |user=NWSJacksonville |number=948463667670118400 |date=January 3, 2018 |title=Precipitation is overspreading the Suwannee Valley from south to north as of 3 AM, with dewpoint temps in the teens across Columbia, Suwannee & Hamilton Cos. Surface temps will fall into the 20s through the predawn hours, with significant icing expected to commence by 5 AM #flwx |language=en |access-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308193529/https://twitter.com/NWSJacksonville/status/948463667670118400 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |url-status=live}} A winter storm warning was in effect on the morning of January 3 for Nassau, Baker, Union, Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwanee, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor, Jefferson, and Leon Counties,{{cite web|title=Weather Briefing|url=http://www.weather.gov/media/jax/briefings/nws-jax-briefing.pdf?platform=hootsuite|publisher=NWS Jacksonville Weather Forecast Office|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103122319/http://www.weather.gov/media/jax/briefings/nws-jax-briefing.pdf?platform=hootsuite|archive-date=3 January 2018|format=PDF|date=3 January 2018}}{{cite web|title=URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE|url=http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=tae&wwa=winter%20storm%20warning|publisher=NWS Tallahassee Weather Forecast Office|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103122529/http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=tae&wwa=winter%20storm%20warning|archive-date=3 January 2018|date=3 January 2018}} prompting several school districts to cancel classes on January 3.{{cite news|title=How cold is it? Snow is falling in Florida|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-snow-in-florida-20180103-story.html|access-date=3 January 2018|work=Sun-Sentinel|date=3 January 2018}} Tallahassee received 0.10-0.20 in of snow, which was the first measurable snowfall in the city since December 1989 (it sees flurries every few years).{{cite news|title='Bomb Cyclone': Rare Snow in South as North Braces for Bitter Cold|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/us/cold-weather-winter-storm.html|access-date=3 January 2018|work=The New York Times|date=3 January 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Klas|first1=Mary|title=It's snowing in Tallahassee for the first time in three decades|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article192708034.html|access-date=3 January 2018|work=Miami Herald|date=3 January 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Rosenblatt|first1=Kalhan|title=Florida sees snowfall as winter weather and cold air grips East Coast|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-sees-snowfall-winter-weather-cold-air-grips-east-coast-n834236|access-date=3 January 2018|work=NBC News|date=3 January 2018}} The Tallahassee snowfall followed a couple hours of freezing rain. The Florida Highway Patrol closed Interstate 10 from Tallahassee to Madison for most of the morning of January 3 as well as several bridges in North-Central Florida that had accumulated a dangerous amount of ice.{{cite news|last1=Burlew|first1=Jeff|last2=Effers|first2=Karl|title=Interstate 10 reopens after winter storm|url=http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2018/01/03/nws-freezing-rain-could-transition-into-light-snow/998935001/|access-date=3 January 2018|work=Tallahassee Democrat|date=3 January 2018}} Recorded ice accumulations included 0.25 in in Hilliard and Lake City and 0.10 in in Perry.{{cite tweet |user=NWSEastern |number=948666376964763654 |date=3 January 2018 |title=Some snowfall and ice accumulation reports received by NWS forecast offices in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida as of 4 pm. }}
• January 17, 2018: A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet, and some areas of snow is observed in portions of the Florida Panhandle. Snow fell in Crestview and DeFuniak Springs while freezing rain fell in Fort Walton Beach. Pensacola saw sleet which accumulated on grass and vehicles. The Bob Sikes Bridge to Pensacola Beach was closed due to ice.{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-01-16-florida-rare-snow-three-times-one-season|title=Winter Storm Inga Brings Florida Its Third Snow Event This Winter|publisher=The Weather Channel|date=January 17, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2018}}
• January 22, 2020: There were reports of graupel in the South Florida area spanning across coastal Palm Beach and Broward Counties and the Treasure Coast through the afternoon into the evening hours. Cold air on top of the relatively warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean created instability and some updrafts that sent water droplets higher up into the freezing part of the atmosphere. Those water droplets froze to become snowflakes high above the surface and, accumulating frozen water droplets on their surface, become heavy enough to fall to the ground as graupel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wpbf.com/article/did-south-florida-see-snow-flurries-on-wednesday-a-meteorologist-explains/30632654|title=Did South Florida see snow flurries on Wednesday? A meteorologist explains|date=January 22, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/south-florida-snow-west-palm-beach-port-st-lucie/67-45f5b484-3f4f-445a-bf2c-fce3ff56bc1a|title = Did it snow in South Florida? What the experts say|date = January 23, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://whnt.com/2020/01/22/south-florida-graupeling-with-frozen-precipitation-as-well-as-iguanas/|title = South Florida "graupel"ing with frozen precipitation… as well as iguanas|date = January 23, 2020}}
• February 16, 2021: Scattered light flurries were reported in Escambia County via mPing. No accumulation was reported.{{cite web | url=https://mrms.nssl.noaa.gov/qvs/product_viewer/index.php?web_exec_mode=run&menu=menu_config.txt&year=2021&month=2&day=16&hour=20&minute=10&time_mode=static&zoom=8&clon=-87.07958984375&clat=31.169976198683244&base=0&overlays=1&mping_mode=1440&product_type=crefls&product=CREF&qpe_pal_option=0&opacity=1&looping_active=off&num_frames=6&frame_step=200&seconds_step=600 | title=Op Product Viewer }}
• January 3, 2022: Light snow was reported in the early morning hours across Walton County in the Florida Panhandle.{{cite tweet |last=Cantore |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Cantore |user=JimCantore |number=1477949138255896577 |date=January 3, 2022 |title=according to the obs., its snowing this morning in Pensacola and Ft.Walton Beach. wonderful. #moodflakes https://t.co/b6aRmFVpYa |language=en |access-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103123158/https://twitter.com/jimcantore/status/1477949138255896577 |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |url-status=live}}
• January 16, 2022: Light flurries were reported at 6:40 am CST in McDavid, Florida. Additional light snow flurries were reported throughout the morning in northern Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.{{cite tweet |last=Neubauer |first=Joseph |user=Neubauer |number=1482702324640489473 |date=January 16, 2022 |title=More light snowfall video out of McDavid, FL at around 6:40 AM CST in Escambia County (FL) ☃️☃️☃️ "It's snowing" - Gayle Brewton. Thanks for the video & stay safe today! @NWSMobile #flwx #alwx https://t.co/v7nibDhvCa |language=en |access-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119072012/https://twitter.com/jneubauerwx/status/1482702324640489473 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite tweet |last=Neubauer |first=Joseph |user=Neubauer |number=1482735699593945092 |date=January 16, 2022 |title=SNOW THREAD ❄️ Going to post a few videos in this thread, getting more snow reports across NW Florida, north of I-10 First video: Troy Raber from Molino, FL around 8:30 AM CST @NWSMobile #flwx https://t.co/BUrejcK6Q3 |language=en |access-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116185725/https://twitter.com/jneubauerwx/status/1482735699593945092 |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |url-status=live}} Minor accumulations on grassy surfaces were reported in the far northern part of Escambia County.{{Cite web|url=http://www.northescambia.com/2022/01/this-was-our-favorite-florida-sunday-snow-picture|title=This Was Our Favorite Florida Sunday Snow Picture : NorthEscambia.com}}
• January 21, 2022: Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle occurred during the morning of January 21, 2022, across the northwestern Florida Panhandle. The National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama issued a winter weather advisory the previous day to highlight this threat. Minimal impacts were observed.{{Cite web |last=herzmann |first=daryl |title=IEM :: Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) App |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=mesonet.agron.iastate.edu |language=en}}
• December 25, 2022: A historic winter storm produced a cold wave of Arctic air across the United States, resulting in the occurrence of sleet mid-morning on Christmas Day in the areas of Rockledge, Viera, and Merritt Island in northern Brevard County, Florida.{{cite news |date=December 25, 2022 |title=Some Central Florida residents experience snow, sleet on Christmas morning |publisher=WTFV |url=https://www.wftv.com/news/local/some-central-florida-residents-experience-snow-sleet-christmas-morning/YPIGLJBQQFF4BMUCJVH45RXAGA/?outputType=amp |access-date=December 26, 2022}}{{Cite web |title=The National Weather Service in Melbourne can confirm that sleet, also known as ice pellets, has occurred near the Rockledge, Viera, and Merritt Island areas in Brevard County. |url=https://twitter.com/NWSMelbourne/status/1607038773056999425 |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}
• January 16, 2024: An arctic cold front produced a wintry mix of snow flurries, sleet, and freezing drizzle during the mid-morning hours in far western portions of the Florida panhandle, including areas west of Pensacola. Minimal impacts occurred.{{cite news |date=January 16, 2024 |title=Panhandle wakes up to rare, wintry mix on Tuesday thanks to strong cold front |publisher=FOX35 Orlando |url=https://www.fox35orlando.com/weather/snow-in-florida-panhandle-tuesday |access-date=2024-01-16}}

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• January 21–22, 2025: A major snowstorm hit the Gulf Coast, causing snow to fall in various areas along the panhandle of Florida.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spAOeonydNE |title=Major Snowstorm Hits Gulf Coast |date=2025-01-21 |last=AccuWeather |access-date=2025-01-21 |via=YouTube}} Near-blizzard conditions were noted along the Florida Panhandle Coast near Pensacola.https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/event/2025-O-NEW-KMOB-WS-W-0001/radar/USCOMP-N0Q-202501211200/tab/textdata/update/202501211917 Additionally, parts of the Florida panhandle saw between {{convert|4 and 8|in|cm}} inches of snow, breaking the record for the most snow recorded in the state.{{Cite web |last=Intarasuwan |first=Kiki |date=2025-01-21 |title=Maps show snow totals in Florida, Louisiana, Texas and more states across the southern U.S. - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maps-snow-totals-2025-southern-us/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}} A former National Weather Service employee recorded up to {{convert|10|in|cm}} of snow in Milton,{{cite web |last1=herzmann |first1=daryl |title=IEM :: Local Storm Report App |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/#MOB/202501220300/202501220300/111010 |website=mesonet.agron.iastate.edu |access-date=22 January 2025 |language=en}} while Pensacola International Airport recorded {{convert|8.9|in|cm}} of snow, doubling the record of the most snowfall ever recorded in the state, with the previous record set in 1954.{{cite web |last1=herzmann |first1=daryl |title=IEM :: Local Storm Report App |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/#MOB/202501212330/202501221300/111010 |website=mesonet.agron.iastate.edu |access-date=22 January 2025 |language=en}}

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