This Day in Weather History posted an interesting story today on Facebook on the terrible freeze of February 2-9, 1835. The cold was so intense that it froze the St. Johns River for “several rods from the shore” and killed off entire groves of citrus trees. You can read more about it at https://www.weather.gov/media/tbw/paig/PresAmFreeze1835.pdf. A list of impactful Florida freezes is also available at https://flcitrusmutual.com/render.aspx?p=/industry-issues/weather/freeze_timeline.aspx. No freezes in the forecast for the near future, but we will be watching carefully to see if we go back into cold weather after the unusual warmth this year.
