Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Inland Dade, Florida

A freeze occurred throughout the interior sections of south Florida, causing damage to certain crops. Hardest hit were certain vegetable crops with 75% losses in Hendry and east Collier counties and 30% losses in the farming areas of south Miami-Dade county. Other crops that were damaged included newly planted sugar cane, ornamentals, and tropical fruits. A heavy frost occurred in the western suburbs of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach metropolitan areas. Several daily minimum temperature records were broken. Selected minimum temperatures included 27 degrees at Belle Glade, 29 degrees in the Homestead agricultural area, 31 degrees in Naples, 39 degrees at Miami International Airport and 43 degrees in Miami Beach.