Cold in The Villages Florida
 

So recently we have felt this December may have been the coldest since we lived here. That isn’t the case at all. 2010 was the coldest December EVER on record in Florida’s history. The average temperature was 63.1 for the month and the low was a Brrrr at 37.1.

Could we still set a record during all this global warming stuff?

It's 73° right now outside my house. And slightly humid. It's barely even sweater-weather.

Daytime temps will always be warmer because of this crazy thing we here in the Historic Side like to call "the sun." It's averaged over 70° for daytime temps all month.

It's been a beautiful day once again in The Villages. My favorite time of year down here. I wish we could have it 3 months out of the year instead of just a few weeks.

It snow lightly on the golf course in December of 2010. I took pics of the snow falling while spouse as teeing off. Lasted until it touched the ground. The first week of January of 2015 it snowed while we came down for 4 days to play golf.

Haven't run my heat yet. A little chilly at night. I love it. Helps me sleep better, and reminds me of Christmas up north. But not so much that I hate it. Winter in Florida is absolute heaven.

I am not triggered. Yet.

We were house-hunting in January 2010 and all of the water features at the rec centers were frozen solid, so they must have had several days below freezing - not seen it like that since

I miss the snow, but not the cold. I haven’t been able to reconcile that yet.

I don't miss months of icy cold and short days. I miss the experience of HAVING icy cold and short days though, if that makes sense. Distinct season changes. The experience of the freeze, then the thaw, then growth, then the preparing for the freeze.

I think ideally I'd love a place where you'd have a winter lasting just two months, with maybe a foot or two of snow total over that period of time. And summer lasting just two months, with that super hot, sultry pea-soup humidity lasting just a few days during that period of time. Autumn could last 4 months, with endless fall colors. And spring, the same.

Sadly no such place exists on this planet. But I'm okay with short bursts of cold. Bundling up, being cozy and appreciating being warm inside the house, maybe putting a pot of water with eucalyptus to simmer on the stovetop, tossing a log in the fireplace, and watching it snow outside. Heck even shoveling is fun if the snow isn't too deep and isn't turning to ice on your windshield.

Two years ago there were three days of deep frost around Christmas time. That was the coldest I can remember it getting in the Villages in the 10 winters we have owned a home there. The plants in our garden took a pretty serious hit during that stretch, but recovered over the last two growing seasons. If that’s as bad as it gets, bring it on.

I'll bite. Can't sleep, up late.
 

"Could we still set a record during all this global warming stuff? "

Google search: global warming responsible for cold temps

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Cold weather and climate change explained
Yes, while counterintuitive, global warming can contribute to extreme cold events, including those experienced in places like Lady Lake, FL, through a phenomenon related to the polar vortex and changes in the jet stream.

December thru February is the worse time of the year in TV, way too cold.

Miss the summer months. Shorts and a tee shirt and go.

Two coldest temperatures on record in Ocala
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11 °F January 13, 1981
12 °F February 13, 1899

I DO NOT miss waking up at 4am to plow out 50+ driveways in our old 'hood' up north. It helped send the kids to college, but was real blood money. No one really knows what I mean unless they've done it too. I'll put up with the 2 seasons we have here..."pre-heat and bake".

I've lived in The Villages since 2005. The low temperatures that we have been experiencing this fall are what we normally experienced in February of 2006, 2007, 2008. You obviously don't understand the term and concept of Global Warming/Climate Change. Do some legitimate research and stop parroting what you see and hear on propaganda cable networks. By the way, it has been lower than 37 degrees overnight this December.

It’s fun plowing for about the first half hour during the first storm of the season, after that the shine wears off very fast. In the Villages, the worst part about the couple of coldest days each year is that I have to flip up the windshield on the golf cart : )