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Florida

JillyMarie — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:37:28 GMT

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CJC — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:43:06 GMT

I'm a former Tampa girl, and that 40 temp sounds pretty good to me here in Ohio where it's 22. How does anyone live up here in the frozen tundra?🥶

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Big Joanie — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:50:08 GMT

We're here in Ft. Myers .. it is chilliy ....43

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millieshops — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:10:01 GMT

@Big Joanie I'm in Palm Beach Gardens. We were at 40 when I first reluctantly got out of bed. Three hours later, it's now showing 47.

I'm comfortable inside, but my heat is on. I doubt I'll need A/C for days.

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wagirl — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:52:54 GMT

Here near Seattle--at 6:50 a.m.--it is 30* with very dense, freezing fog!! Brrrrrrr!!!

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Big Joanie — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:54:24 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
@Big Joanie I'm in Palm Beach Gardens. We were at 40 when I first reluctantly got out of bed. Three hours later, it's now showing 47.

I'm comfortable inside, but my heat is on. I doubt I'll need A/C for days.

Our heat is on .. and I got out an extra blanket for hubbie ....

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Big Joanie — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:57:59 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
@Big Joanie I'm in Palm Beach Gardens. We were at 40 when I first reluctantly got out of bed. Three hours later, it's now showing 47.

I'm comfortable inside, but my heat is on. I doubt I'll need A/C for days.

My Gr. Mother used to have a place in Boyton Beach ... I

love the East Coast .. we used to ride A1A to Lantana ..

and Palm Beach ... then the other way to Boca...Pampano

Beach and Ft. Lauderdale ... spent many a great times

there ... but hubby wanted to come to the West Coast ..

its great too .....

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Kachina624 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:34:31 GMT

@JillyMarie. While you in Florida are really cold, we in the desert Southwest just had the hottest December on record. Every day except December 4th, set records in one city or another as the warmest ever recorded in December. We don't like this at all as there's little, if any, snow in the mountain ski areas.

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willowbark — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:40:39 GMT

The recent cold front, exacerbated by the La Niña conditions, has allowed for Arctic air to move down into Florida.

Although La Niña typically signals warmer winters, its influence can interact with other weather systems, leading to cold snaps.

This combination can lead to the unusual cold temperatures that Florida is currently experiencing, despite the overarching La Niña pattern.

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Boehm Collector — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:17:29 GMT

In Hudson County New Jersey it is currently 31 degrees but feels like 21. 🥶

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meallen616 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:59:45 GMT

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Magicrat — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:03:20 GMT

@CJC Beats hurricanes, humidity, and bugs! Not a fan of Florida. I'll stay in Ohio, thank you.

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haddon9 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:14:41 GMT

Wow that is cold! LOL!

I can remember back in the days when everyone got the Sunday paper which had a lot of sections. I would visit mom in south Florida and see lot of ads for stores like Macys offering winter clothing.

I was always so surprised....why winter looking sweaters, coats, boots, hats & gloves? My mom would insist that it was for people traveling up north. LOL! Meanwhile it was usually 80 or so with maybe a low in the 60s.

I can also remember one year going to Disney back in the mid 1970s with my old boyfriend in February. One day it was spring like but another day it was cold enough I needed my winter coat!

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Estellee — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:19:55 GMT

In SE Florida this morning it was about 45 degrees. Not complaining, I love it for a change.

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Zhills — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:24:24 GMT

Central Florida is in the 30's but I had the AC on day before yesterday! It was 82!

That's why it feels sooooo cold!

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Seminole2 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:24:28 GMT

I am near Orlando....sitting at about 47 right now. Was a balmy 30 at 7. My neighbors are from Newfoundland when DH was walking the dog this morning, Newfoundland commented on my DH all bundles up. Where they live in the non winter months it's a balmy -21

That's why we have snowbirds in FL

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DottieBlue — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:37:15 GMT

@Magicrat wrote:
@CJC Beats hurricanes, humidity, and bugs! Not a fan of Florida. I'll stay in Ohio, thank you.

....and pythons, gators and crocs!

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pigletsmom2 — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:04:26 GMT

If it hit 40 degrees in NY we'd be out in a lawn chair next to a snowbank.

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LdyBugz — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:23:56 GMT

@pigletsmom2 wrote:
If it hit 40 degrees in NY we'd be out in a lawn chair next to a snowbank.

Same here in the Boston area! Only in the 30s today, and there were guys out jogging, no shirts on!

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lgfan — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:28:18 GMT

@DottieBlue wrote:
@Magicrat wrote:
@CJC Beats hurricanes, humidity, and bugs! Not a fan of Florida. I'll stay in Ohio, thank you.
....and pythons, gators and crocs!

Oh my!