Thursday Morning Recap

Here is a statement from the NWS in Miami summarizing the "cool" temperatures we woke up to. Also as a side note, Pompano was actually a degree warmer Thursday morning compared to Wednesday morning, 39F Wednesday and 40F Thursday. This compares to 49F 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.