Unusually cold temperatures in central Florida have led to winter weather advisories, while Alaska has experienced some rare warm weather this month.
Expect temperatures to get warmer during the days through the weekend, but overnight lows will still be freezing for most of North and Central Florida.
Temperatures plunged below freezing across parts of northern Florida on Wednesday, with some areas even dipping into the teens, making parts of the Sunshine State colder than Anchorage, Alaska.
Florida residents in four locations woke to very chilly temps. It was 25 in Tallahassee at 6 a.m. By comparison, it was 41 in Anchorage, Alaska.
The rare Southern storm prompted this headline from the Anchorage Daily News: "Hey, New Orleans, please send some of your snow to Anchorage."
At least the Floridians in the north are, after a freak winter storm brought record-breaking snow to the Panhandle and much of North Florida this week. And these were long-standing records. The previous record for snow in the state — 4 inches — was set in Milton in 1954.
The winter storm that crossed the Gulf coast and landed in Florida earlier this week is one for the record books, smashing the previous all-time high for snowfall in the Sunshine State.
The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad over a century ago will be on permanent display in Alaska for the first time after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat artifact Friday.
The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes and infrastructure on Sunday, leaving thousands without power.
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Basketball coaches and players from Alabama’s Hoover and California’s Heritage Christian high schools expected a lot more snow when they booked their trip to Alaska, but they’re enjoying the experience all the same.
The Pensacola area received as much as 10 inches of snow in some areas, smashing the 130-year area record the 71-year state record.