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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. Tampa has a record snowfall of 0.2 inches (5.08 mm) which occurred on January 19, 1977. [8]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the town of Milton, near Pensacola, set a new statewide snow record with 8 to 9 inches on the ground — more than double the previous Florida record of 4 inches ...
The amount of snow received at weather stations varies substantially from year to year. For example, the annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park has been as little as 266 inches (680 cm) in 2014-2015 and as much as 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in 1971–1972. [2]
The list of weather records includes the most extreme occurrences of weather phenomena for various categories. Many weather records are measured under specific conditions—such as surface temperature and wind speed—to keep consistency among measurements around the Earth.
In Florida, the Pensacola area broke the state's 130-year-old record for total snowfall. The National Weather Service reported at least 5 inches in Pensacola and 8.8 inches in Milton, both ...
Here's how we compiled the list: We pored through 30-year average snowfall statistics of hundreds of locations in the U.S. from 1991 through 2020. ... Record snow depth: April 15, 1929 (135 inches
The latest occurrence of snow or sleet fell on January 16, 2024 as a winter storm brought snow flurries west of Pensacola and western portions of the panhandle. [31] The state record for snowfall is 5 inches (13 cm), set in northern Florida during January 1800, though some debate exists about the accuracy. [32]
Milton, Florida, the state's previous record holder, picked up 9.8 inches of snow. This is much higher than the 4-inch record set on March 6, 1954, near Milton.