Dear Tom,
How far south in this country does subzero weather occur? Has it ever dropped below
zero in Texas or Florida?
Josh Sauerman Crown Point, Indiana
Dear Josh,
Florida has recorded a below zero temperature, but only once. On Feb. 13, 1899, with
an historic cold wave gripping the eastern half of the nation, the mercury dipped to
minus 2 degrees at Tallahassee. At the south end of the state, Miami's all-time low
temperature is 27 degrees and Key West's is 41.
Subzero weather does occur in Texas, especially in the north and in the higher
elevations of the west. The record low for the state of Texas is 23 below zero observed
at Seminole, located southwest of Lubbock near the New Mexico border at an altitude
of nearly 3300 feet. Farther south in Texas, the record low for San Antonio is zero,
recorded on Jan. 31, 1949.
