A strong cold front moved through the area and ushered in a cold and dry high pressure system. Freezing temperatures were felt across the nature coast and in normally colder pockets across inland areas further south. A few record lows were also broken.
Levy County: The cooperative observer near Chiefland was below freezing for 7 hours and recorded a low of 25 degrees. This low broke the previous record low of 26 degrees set in 1958.
Citrus County: The cooperative observer near Inverness was below freezing for 9 hours and recorded a low of 27 degrees.
Sumter County: The cooperative observer near Bushnell recorded a low of 29 degrees.
Hernando County: The FAWN station near Brooksville and the ASOS station at the Hernando County Airport both recorded a low of 25 degrees and were below freezing for 8 hours.
Inland Hillsborough County: The FAWN station at Dover recorded a low of 31 degrees, and the AWOS station near Vandenburg recorded a low of 32 degrees. Both locations were at or below freezing for 4 hours.
Hardee County: The FAWN station near Ona recorded a low of 29 degrees.
Highlands County: The cooperative observer near Avon Park recorded a low of 26 degrees. This low broke the previous record low of 32 degrees set in 1977.
Charlotte County: The cooperative observer near Punta Gorda recorded a new record low of 34 degrees, breaking the previous record low of 36 degrees set in 1977.

Frost/Freeze in LEVY, FLORIDA
From 21-FEB-09 01:00:00 to 21-FEB-09 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observer near Chiefland was below freezing for 7 hours and recorded a low of 25 degrees. This low broke the previous record low of 26 degrees set in 1958.

Frost/Freeze in HIGHLANDS, FLORIDA
From 21-FEB-09 04:00:00 to 21-FEB-09 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observer near Avon Park recorded a low of 26 degrees. This low broke the previous record low of 32 degrees set in 1977.

Frost/Freeze in HERNANDO, FLORIDA
From 21-FEB-09 01:00:00 to 21-FEB-09 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The FAWN station near Brooksville and the ASOS station at the Hernando County Airport both recorded a low of 25 degrees and were below freezing for 8 hours.

Frost/Freeze in HILLSBOROUGH, FLORIDA
From 21-FEB-09 04:00:00 to 21-FEB-09 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

The FAWN station at Dover recorded a low of 31 degrees, and the AWOS station near Vandenburg recorded a low of 32 degrees. Both locations were at or below freezing for 4 hours.

Frost/Freeze in CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA
From 21-FEB-09 07:00:00 to 21-FEB-09 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observer near Punta Gorda recorded a new record low of 34 degrees, breaking the previous record low of 36 degrees set in 1977.

Frost/Freeze in CITRUS, FLORIDA
From 21-FEB-09 00:00:00 to 21-FEB-09 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observer near Inverness was below freezing for 9 hours and recorded a low of 27 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in SUMTER, FLORIDA
From 21-FEB-09 02:00:00 to 21-FEB-09 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observer near Bushnell recorded a low of 29 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in HARDEE, FLORIDA
From 21-FEB-09 04:00:00 to 21-FEB-09 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The FAWN station near Ona recorded a low of 29 degrees.