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A lot of Florida hasn't seen snow before. I know some parts of the state have, but if I recall correctly, it was a very low amount and it was a long time ago.
Well, there was recorded snow in Tampa, Jacksonville, Marion County, Orlando, Melbourne, West Palm Beach, Kendall (suburb of Miami), Pensacola, Crestview, Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Okaloosa counties of Florida earlier this year in January and February. It wasn't much snow, but it was something which is pretty cool for Florida.
Another place where I think it probably hasn't snowed either are the Channel Islands of Southern California. I know most places along the California coast have received snow at one point or another during their history but I think since the Channel Islands are out in the ocean a bit, they may have escaped it.
Also, it would be interesting to see where the average snow line lies in the US during winter. By this I mean the place where on average every winter, you have a snowfall that lies on the ground for at least a day or so. Anyone have an idea where such a map exists?
Wrong. It snowed indeed in the Channel islands in January 1949, with even a layer of accumulation at sea level. It was the only case in at least the last 2/3 centuries,maybe more.
Where snow was never recorded is the Farallon islands in the SFO Bay.
But data only starts in 1900, nobody knows if snow fell there in 1882 or 1887 or 1868, during famous SFO snowstorms.
I actually wondered the same myself. I think Death Valley has reported a trace in it's history.
Right. January 1922 saw 1 inch of accumulation on the ground at Furnace Creek. Than in Dec 1994 there was a snow mixed with rain without accumulation below sea level.
Also, in January 1977 (the same day it snowed in Miami) it snowed in (I believe was Nassau) the Bahamas. Nothing accumulated of course.
The Bahamas obviously aren't part of the U.S. though so I guess that doesn't count. Its a cool thought though.
FYI: The day it snowed in Miami, it reached as far south as Florida City in South Miami-Dade County....about as far south as you can go on the mainland before the Florida Keys.
It was Freeport. Snow in Nassau is impossible.
But that snow at Freeport were in fact few flakes with a T WELL over the freezing point.
Has there ever been snow in the U.S.V.I.? How about Puerto Rico or Guam? OR are we just talking about states and not including territories?
Obviously not. at sea level temperature has never dropped below 60F anytime in most of the coast of Puerto Rico, US VI has a all time record lows between 60F and 65F depend on the station.
Guam has an all time record low at sea level of 67F, slightly cooler in the hills, but snow line at that latitude is at least 10000 feet, sometimes more.
In Java for example at almost 12000 feet snow has NEVER been recorded.
in the Caribbeans, in Haiti in the highest peak, La Selle, at almost 8000 feet snow and frost have NEVER been recorded not even in the little ice age.
Actually, just about all of Florida has seen snow except for the Keys. Now, if you're talking about accumulating snow, then about half the state has.
..not to sound repetitive. I just noticed the post above mine. haha
Not quite. Everglades City and Naples have never seen a flake.
During the famous snowstorm of 1774, snow covered about half of Florida and snow mixed with rain apparently (that s based on the Seminole 's memories) fell almost to the upmost point of Florida (except for the keys),but this is no certain about that. there were no cities yet, we have no dates either. Better stick with the safer data since 1800.
I saw a picture with a layer of snow in Dec 2004, a very thin layer, but there was. Try to google it. Anyway, it surely snowed in Feb 1895.
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