PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1150 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVER A LARGE PART OF SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY THIS MORNING... EARLY THIS MORNING, LOW TEMPERATURES PLUMMETED TO BELOW FREEZING OVER MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. IN FACT, A HARD FREEZE OCCURRED OVER SOME NORTHERN INTERIOR LOCATIONS. READINGS WERE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S FROM PARTS OF GLADES COUNTY SOUTH ACROSS MOST OF HENDRY COUNTY INTO INTERIOR SECTIONS OF COLLIER COUNTY. WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN THE BELLE GLADE AREA ALSO SAW LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. FARTHER SOUTH, TEMPERATURES ALSO MANAGED TO REACH THE FREEZING MARK. LOWS BETWEEN 30 AND 32 WERE REGISTERED AS FAR SOUTH AS TAMIAMI TRAIL IN COLLIER COUNTY, AND IN THE FAR WESTERN SUBURBS OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES. HERE ARE SOME SELECT LOW TEMPERATURES FROM INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA (UNOFFICIAL READINGS INDICATED BY *): GLADES COUNTY PALMDALE: 23 (22 RECORDED AT 2 FT ELEVATION)* ORTONA: 27 MOORE HAVEN: 30 HENDRY COUNTY: LABELLE: 27 DEVILS GARDEN: 29 BIG CYPRESS: 29 AIRGLADES AIRPORT: 30 (29 RECORDED AT 2 FT ELEVATION)* CLEWISTON: 30 * INLAND COLLIER COUNTY: IMMOKALEE: 27 (25 RECORDED AT 2 FT ELEVATION)* GOLDEN GATE ESTATES: 27 * BIG CORKSCREW: 31 * GOLDEN GATE: 32 * INLAND AND WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY: BELLE GLADE: 28 (26 RECORDED AT 2 FT ELEVATION)* SOUTH BAY: 31 THE ACREAGE: 31 * JUPITER FARMS: 31 * LOXAHATCHEE: 31 * WELLINGTON: 34 * INLAND BROWARD ALLIGATOR ALLEY NEAR COLLIER COUNTY LINE: 32 * CORAL SPRINGS: 31 * WESTON: 36 SOUTHWEST RANCHES: 35 * INLAND MIAMI-DADE: TAMIAMI AIRPORT: 31 THE REDLAND: 32 (30 AT 2 FT ELEVATION) * HOMESTEAD: 35 (33 AT 2 FT ELEVATION) * OVER METRO AREAS, LOW TEMPERATURES WERE MOSTLY IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NAPLES GOT DOWN TO 34, WITH MARCO ISLAND REGISTERING A NEAR-FREEZING 33. OVER ON THE EAST COAST, LOWS RANGED FROM 35 AT WEST PALM BEACH TO 43 AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WITH MOST EASTERN METRO LOCATIONS IN THE MID 30S TO AROUND 40. A NOTABLE EXCEPTION TO THIS WAS IN CORAL SPRINGS WHERE AN UNOFFICIAL TEMPERATURE OF 31 WAS RECORDED. AREAS OF FROST WERE COMMON OVER INTERIOR AND WESTERN LOCATIONS, WITH PATCHY FROST ON ROOFTOPS AND ON THE TOPS OF CARS OBSERVED IN METRO SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. THE FULL EXTENT OF CROP DAMAGE FROM THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE KNOWN FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT THE TEMPERATURES OBSERVED THIS MORNING ARE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING CROPS, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT DROPPED INTO THE 20S. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT, ALTHOUGH NOT AS COLD AS THIS MORNING. FOR A FULL LISTING OF OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURES, GO TO THE REGIONAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY UNDER HEADER ASUS62 KMFL. ===== MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1031 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...HIGHEST TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY...LOWEST LAST 12 HOURS... ....PRECIPITATION LAST 24 HOURS...DATA AS OF 1200 UTC... AIRPORT OBSERVATIONS HIGH LOW PCPN FORT LAUDERDALE INTL :FLL 58 41 0.00 FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC :FXE 55 38 0.00 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL :MIA 57 43 0.00 NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT :APF 58 34 0.00 OPA LOCKA AIRPORT :OPF 57 38 0.00 PEMBROKE PINES :HWO 57 39 0.00 POMPANO BEACH AIRPORT :PMP 54 40 0.00 WEST KENDALL/TAMIAMI AP :TMB 57 31 0.00 WEST PALM BEACH :PBI 56 35 0.00 ...TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION LAST 24 HOURS... COOPERATIVE REPORT OBSERVATIONS TIME HIGH LOW PCPN BIG CYPRESS :BCIF1 THU 08:00 AM 55 29 0.00 CANAL POINT :CNLF1 THU 07:00 AM 53 40 0.00 CLEWISTON :CWEF1 THU 07:00 AM 55 29 0.00 DEVIL`S GARDEN :DEVF1 THU 07:00 AM 55 29 0.00 FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH :FLBF1 THU 07:00 AM 54 40 0.00 FORT LAUDERDALE DIXIE WP :FTLF1 THU 07:00 AM 56 38 0.00 :COR: HIALEAH :HIAF1 THU 09:30 AM 56 42 0.00 HOLLYWOOD :HLWF1 THU 07:00 AM 55 40 0.00 HOMESTEAD GENERAL :HAPF1 THU 07:00 AM 56 35 0.00 IMMOKALEE :IMKF1 M M M M JUNO BEACH :JUBF1 THU 07:00 AM 54 36 0.00 LABELLE :LABF1 THU 07:00 AM 55 27 0.00 KEY BISCAYNE :CAFF1 M M M M MARCO ISLAND :MCIF1 THU 07:00 AM 53 33 0.00 MIAMI BEACH :MIBF1 M M M M MOORE HAVEN :MHVF1 THU 06:00 AM 55 30 0.00 NAPLES EAST :NPLF1 THU 05:55 AM 55 34 0.00 NORTH MIAMI BEACH :NMBF1 THU 07:00 AM 56 41 0.00 OCHOPEE :OHPF1 THU 08:00 AM 67 32 0.00 ORTONA :ORTF1 THU 06:00 AM 56 27 0.00 PALM BEACH GARDENS :PBGF1 THU 07:00 AM 53 35 0.00 PERRINE :PRRF1 THU 08:10 AM 56 33 0.00 SOUTH BAY 15S :SBYF1 THU 07:00 AM 53 31 0.00 SWEETWATER NWS FIU :MFL THU 07:00 AM 56 40 0.00 WEST BOYNTON BEACH :LOXF1 M M M M WESTON :WTNF1 THU 08:00 AM 60 38 0.00 ====== PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1027 AM EDT THU JAN 22 2009 ...A VERY COLD NIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... BELOW ARE SOME MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES FROM SITES ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR THURSDAY JANUARY 22ND: LOW THIS LOCATION MORNING: DAYTONA BEACH (VOLUSIA) 26 (10/4.5 HOURS AT OR < 32/28 DEGREES) LEESBURG (LAKE) 27 (6/3.5 HOURS AT OR < 32/28 DEGREES)) SANFORD (SEMINOLE) 28 (5/4 HOURS AT OR < 32/28 DEGREES) MELBOURNE (BREVARD) 28 (8/4 HOURS AT OR < 32/28 DEGREES) ORLANDO INTL APT (ORANGE) 29 (3.5 HOURS AT OR < 32 DEGREES) VERO BEACH (INDIAN RIVER) 30 (9 HOURS AT OR < 32 DEGREES) ORLANDO EXEC APT (ORANGE) 32 (LESS THAN 1 HOUR AT 32 DEGREES) OVERNIGHT LOWS THROUGH 7 AM AT COOPERATIVE STATIONS: (TEMPERATURES WERE LIKELY LOWER AFTER 7 AM AT SOME LOCATIONS) PLYMOUTH (ORANGE) 16 (THROUGH 7 AM) SCOTTSMOOR (BREVARD) 22 (THROUGH 7 AM) (14/12 HOURS AT OR < 32/28 DEGREES) DELAND (VOLUSIA) 24 (THROUGH 7 AM) LISBON (LAKE) 26 (THROUGH 7 AM) KENANSVILLE (OSCEOLA) 27 (THROUGH 7 AM) ORLANDO EAST (ORANGE) 27 (THROUGH 7 AM) FT. PIERCE ARC (ST. LUCIE) 28 (THROUGH 7 AM) ORLANDO WEST (ORANGE) 29 (THROUGH 7 AM) PONCE INLET (VOLUSIA) 29 (THROUGH 7 AM) OKEECHOBEE (OKEECHOBEE) 29 (THROUGH 7 AM) SANFORD (SEMINOLE) 29 (THROUGH 7 AM) CLERMONT (LAKE) 30 (THROUGH 7 AM) MELBOURNE (BREVARD) 30 (THROUGH 7 AM) TITUSVILLE (BREVARD) 31 (THROUGH 7 AM) VERO BEACH (INDIAN RIVER) 31 (THROUGH 7 AM) PORT SALERNO (MARTIN) 32 (THROUGH 7 AM) FT. PIERCE WP (ST. LUCIE) 33 (THROUGH 7 AM) STUART (MARTIN) 37 (THROUGH 7 AM) NETTLES ISLAND ST. LUCIE) 39 (THROUGH 7 AM) FAWN SITES (UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL WEATHER SITES, RURAL LOCATIONS) KENANSVILLE (OSCEOLA) 21 (12/10 HOURS AT OR < 32/28 DEGREES) OKAHUMPKA (LAKE) 20 (12/10 HOURS AT OR < 32/28 DEGREES) UMATILLA (LAKE) 24 (10/8 HOURS AT OR < 32/28 DEGREES) PIERSON (VOLUSIA) 24 (13/11 HOURS AT OR < 32/28 DEGREES) APOPKA (ORANGE) 25 (10/7 HOURS AT OR < 32/28 DEGREES) AVALON (ORANGE) 29 (8 HOURS AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES) FT. PIERCE (ST. LUCIE) 32 (LESS THAN 1 HOUR AT 32 DEGREES) ===== MORNING REGIONAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE, FL 1033 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 : HIGH LOW 24 HOUR : YESTERDAY OVERNIGHT RAINFALL : AIRPORT OBSERVATIONS TO 7 AM TO 7 AM : .BR MLB 0122 E DH07/TX/TN/PP : DAB : DAYTONA BEACH INTL APT : 49 / 26 / 0.00 FPR : ST LUCIE COUNTY INTL APT : 53 / 28 / 0.00 LEE : LAKE COUNTY APT : 49 / 27 / 0.00 MLB : MELBOURNE INTL APT : 52 / 28 / 0.00 MCO : ORLANDO INTL APT : 50 / 29 / 0.00 ORL : ORLANDO EXEC APT : 49 / 32 / 0.00 SFB : ORLANDO SANFORD APT : 50 / 28 / 0.00 VRB : VERO BEACH APT : 53 / 30 / 0.00 XMR : CAPE CANAVERAL : 53 / 26 / 0.00 : .END COOPERATIVE 24 HOUR OBSERVATIONS REPORT TIME HIGH LOW RAINFALL CLERMONT THU 08:00 AM : 49 | 30 | 0.00 | DELAND THU 07:00 AM : 49 | 24 | 0.00 | FORT PIERCE ARC THU 07:00 AM : 52 | 28 | 0.00 | FORT PIERCE WP THU 07:00 AM : 52 | 33 | 0.00 | KENANSVILLE THU 08:30 AM : 50 | 27 | 0.00 | KISSIMMEE THU 07:00 AM : 51 | 28 | 0.00 | LISBON THU 07:00 AM : 46 | 26 | 0.00 | MELBOURNE NWS THU 07:00 AM : 52 | 30 | 0.00 | NETTLES ISLAND THU 07:15 AM : 56 | 39 | 0.00 | ORLANDO EAST THU 05:55 AM : 48 | 27 | 0.00 | OKEECHOBEE THU 07:00 AM : 53 | 29 | 0.00 | PLYMOUTH THU 07:00 AM : 47 | 16 | 0.00 | PONCE INLET THU 06:00 AM : 52 | 29 | 0.00 | PORT SALERNO THU 07:00 AM : 64 | 32 | 0.00 | SANFORD THU 06:15 AM : 50 | 29 | 0.00 | SCOTTSMOOR THU 07:00 AM : 50 | 22 | 0.00 | STUART THU 06:46 AM : 52 | 37 | 0.00 | TITUSVILLE THU 07:07 AM : 50 | 31 | 0.00 | VERO BEACH THU 07:00 AM : 52 | 31 | 0.00 | WINDERMERE THU 06:00 AM : 49 | 29 | 0.00 | ===== PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 217 PM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...IT WAS A COLD AND FROSTY THURSDAY MORNING... LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES ALLOWED MOST AREAS TO ACHIEVE PERFECT RADIATIONAL COOLING OVERNIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD HEAVY FROST AND EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE COAST AND AWAY FROM LAKES AND RIDGES. IN MOST CASES...THE 1985 EVENT WAS COLDER...SO WE ONLY KNOW OF 1 RECORD TIED AND 1 RECORD BROKEN UP TO THIS POINT. BELOW IS A LIST OF THIS MORNINGS LOW TEMPERATURES WITH THE NEW RECORD LOWS HIGHLIGHTED. LOWS FOR JANUARY 22: THIS OLD RECORDS LOCATION MORNING RECORD LOWS BEGAN ARCADIA :ARCF1 NA 23 IN 1985 1899 ARCHBOLD :ACHF1 15* 19 IN 1985 1969 AVON PARK 2 W :AVPF1 25 21 IN 1985 1901 BARTOW :BARF1 29 21 IN 1985 1892 BROOKSVILLE CHIN HILL :BROF1 30 14 IN 1985 1892 BUSHNELL 2 E :BSHF1 NA 14 IN 1985 1948 CHIEFLAND 5 SE :CHIF1 19 9 IN 1985 1956 FORT MYERS/PAGE FIELD :FMY 33 30 IN 1985 1902 INVERNESS 3 SE :INVF1 20 16 IN 1985 1948 MOUNTAIN LAKE :LWLF1 25 16 IN 1985 1935 LAKELAND LINDER FIELD :LLDF1 27 20 IN 1985 1948 MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK :MKCF1 27 24 IN 1985 1956 PARRISH :PARF1 NA 25 IN 1985 1957 & 1961 PLANT CITY :PLCF1 26 22 IN 1985 1892 PUNTA GORDA 4 ESE :PNTF1 26* 26 IN 1985 1965 SARASOTA-BRADENTON :SRQ 31 27 IN 1985 1948 ST LEO :STLF1 28 20 IN 1985 1895 ST PETE/ALBERT WHITTED :SPG 42 29 IN 1985 1914 TAMPA INTERNATIONAL APT :TPA 34 25 IN 1985 1890 TARPON SPRINGS :TRPF1 NA 30 IN 1985 1892 & 1961 VENICE :VNCF1 32 27 IN 1985 1955 WAUCHULA 2 N :WAUF1 31 23 IN 1985 1933 WEEKI WACHEE :WEEF1 22 18 IN 1985 1969 WINTER HAVEN :GIF 30 20 IN 1985 1941 * NEW OR TIED RECORD LOW FOR JANUARY 22 BELOW ARE SOME OTHER LOW TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING FROM SITES ACROSS THE REGION. LOW THIS LOCATION MORNING RUSKIN (NWS) 29 BROOKSVILLE ASOS (BKV) 20 FORT MYERS - SW INTL (RSW) 31 MACDILL AFB (MCF) 30 PUNTA GORDA ASOS (PGD) 26 ST PETE/CLEARWATER (PIE) 35 THE VILLAGES (AWOS) 27 ARCADIA FAWN 25 BALM FAWN 28 BRONSON FAWN 22 BROOKSVILLE FAWN 16 DOVER FAWN 27 FROSTPROOF FAWN 30 LAKE ALFRED FAWN 28 NORTH PORT FAWN 28 ONA FAWN 25 SEBRING FAWN 32 CEDAR KEY CMAN 37 VENICE CMAN 35 SOME ADDITIONAL LOW TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING FROM HOME WEATHER STATIONS. LOW THIS LOCATION MORNING LEVY COUNTY... WILLISTON 23 CITRUS COUNTY... HOLDER 17 FLORAL CITY 29 CITRUS SPRINGS 19 BEVERLY HILLS 19 SUMTER COUNTY... BUSHNELL 23 HERNANDO COUNTY... HERNANDO BEACH 32 SPRING HILL 19 PASCO COUNTY... NEW PORT RICHEY (EAST) 27 PORT RICHEY 25 ODESSA 23 WESLEY CHAPEL 25 DADE CITY 28 PINELLAS COUNTY... PALM HARBOR 29 OLDSMAR 29 PINELLAS PARK 31 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY... LUTZ 24 LITHIA 26 PLANT CITY 23 SUN CITY CENTER 30 POLK COUNTY... DAVENPORT 29 HAINES CITY 30 INDIAN LAKE 24 2 MILES SOUTH KATHLEEN 20 MANATEE COUNTY... PARRISH 29 SARASOTA 30 HARDEE COUNTY... ZOLFO SPRINGS 23 HIGHLANDS COUNTY... VENUS 24 LEE COUNTY... DING DARLING 39 LEHIGH ACRES 27 NORTH FORT MYERS 28 ===== REGIONAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 1029 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...24 HOUR HIGHS/LOWS/PRECIPITATION... PCPN HIGH LOW ARCHBOLD :ACHF1 0.00 54 15 AVON PARK 2W :AVPF1 0.00 51 25 BRADENTON :BRAF1 0.00 49 37 BROOKSVILLE :BKV 0.00 46 20 BROOKSVILLE 5NNE :BROF1 0.00 49 23 CHIEFLAND 5SE :CHIF1 0.00 MSG MSG FORT MYERS/PAGE FIELD :FMY 0.00 56 33 FORT MYERS/SW INT APT :RSW 0.00 55 32 INVERNESS 3SE :INVF1 0.00 49 20 LAKE WALES :LWLF1 MSG MSG MSG LAKELAND LINDER FIELD :LLDF1 0.00 51 29 ONA :ONAF1 MSG MSG MSG OSPREY :OSPF1 0.00 MSG MSG PLANT CITY :PLCF1 0.00 50 30 PUNTA GORDA :PGD 0.00 56 26 RUSKIN :TBW 0.00 50 32 SARASOTA/BRADENTON APT :SRQ 0.00 52 31 ST LEO :STLF1 0.00 49 29 ST PETE/ALBERT WHITTED :SPG 0.00 49 42 ST PETE/CLEARWATER APT :PIE 0.00 50 35 TAMPA INTERNATIONAL APT :TPA 0.00 51 34 TARPON SPRINGS :TRPF1 0.00 46 35 VENICE :VNCF1 0.00 52 35 WINTER HAVEN/GILBERT APT :GIF 0.00 51 30