ORLANDO, Fla. – All this talk of chilly temperatures, cold fronts and winter-like conditions is ablaze across social media and rocketing across your television screens as your favorite News 6 meteorologist talks a plunge of cold air coming down through our viewing area.
But now the question on the table is: with all this cold weather coming through, has it ever snowed in Central Florida? Particularly in the month of November even? Guess what? It most definitely HAS and surprisingly, around 20 years ago.
Why is 20 years so surprising? Well, we’re very quickly noticing this cyclic rhythm of “20 years” being on the table when discussing interesting or even crazy weather events occurring in our local area.
Think about it. Let’s look at the hurricane season. Florida was bombarded by hurricanes this year! We had Debbie in early August, and then Helene with Milton in hot pursuit. There were a few other systems slated to impact our area as well, most recently Sara that ended up thankfully flopping over Central America. That could have given Central Florida four to five different storms to battle from start of the season to the end.
Now, if you’re native to this area, what season does that harken back to? Yep - 2004, precisely 20 years ago.
Tuesday we published a web story discussing the earliest onset of these cold temperatures in Florida followed by the longest stint of cool weather for us. Competing with what we’re feeling outside today, is 2008, again nearing that 20-year threshold.
Finally, when was the last time Florida, particularly the greater Orlando area, saw a dusting of snow in the month of November? 2006!
On Nov. 21, 2006, a dusting of snow fell over portions of Central Florida, which was actually the first snow since the year 1912. Once again are you seeing a pattern here? 2006 just so happens to land awfully close to a full 20 years ago. What’s even more bizarre is you’re reading this story on Nov.20 and our coldest temps are supposed to work in starting THURSDAY; the 21st.
How’s that for a touch of the Twilight Zone from your Pinpoint weather team?
