Frost/Freeze in Metro Broward County, Florida

Low to Mid 30s occurred across metro and coastal sections of Broward County during the morningw of the 14th and 15th. The lowest temperatures ranged from 30 in Weston, 31 in Parkland, 32 in Deerfield Beach and Tamarac, 33 in Davie, 34 at Hollywood, and 37 at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.

The second of three intrusions of modified arctic air into South Florida during December occurred from the 13th through the 16th with the coldest mornings occurring on the 14th and 15th. Average temperatures during the period of 20 degrees or more below normal occurred along with a widespread freeze. This event was the coldest for mid December in nearly 50 years, colder than the early December event, and significant crop damage occurred once again with citrus, snap beans, sweet corn, squash, tomatoes, peppers, radishes, strawberries, watercress, sugar cane, and zucchini being affected.

A total of crop damage for the three December freeze events will be included in the event narratives for the late December freeze.