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Areas of the eastern United States outside of Florida were also affected by the cold wave. In Georgia, the temperature fell to 1 °F (−17 °C) in Atlanta on January 17. Overall, the mean low temperature in the city during the month of January was 21 °F (−6 °C), well below the average of 34 °F (1 °C). [10]
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.
January 8 – November 23: Battle of Pensacola occurs, some historians believe this to be the first battle of the American Civil War. January 10: Florida secedes from the United States. February 8: Baker and Polk County are established. April 22: Florida joined the Confederate States of America at the beginning of the Civil War.
Jan. 16, 1896 — Henry Flagler opens the Palm Beach Inn, his second hotel in Palm Beach.It was expanded in 1901 and renamed The Breakers. Jan. 19, 1977 — The first ever recorded snow in West ...
But for most Floridians, cool weather means sweaters and jackets come out when the temperatures drop into the 60s — 50s for the "tough" among us. So the arrival of "Florida snow" is a welcome scene.
The normal high for late January in West Palm Beach is 75 degrees with a normal low in the upper 50s. New rides, new food: 7 things to know about the 2024 South Florida Fair
The 52 tornadoes during January 1975 also set a U.S. record for the most tornadoes during that month. Both of these records were broken in January 1999. [7] After a calm day on January 11, four more tornadoes touched down in Florida and Georgia on January 12, killing one person in Florida. By the time the outbreak ended it had produced 45 ...
The global weather phenomenon El Niño, in which surface waters are abnormally warm in the eastern tropical Pacific, was a major player in many of the top weather events in 2023.