Though it may not be quite as extreme as last January, the much anticipated, near 1060 arctic high hasn’t disappointed cold weather lovers with not just the bitter chill reaching all the way to the Gulf Coast but SNOWFALL has been spotted over Florida.

This morning’s lows.

15 all the way to Florida!

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It even snowed THIS AFTERNOON in Jacksonville.

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
0533 PM EST THU JAN 08 2015

…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT JACKSONVILLE…

A RECORD SNOWFALL OF TRACE INCH(ES) WAS SET AT JACKSONVILLE TODAY.
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF TRACE SET IN 1958.

It hit 4 in Nashville, Tn this morning. Here’s a look back at how cold it can get!

FROM NWS NASHVILLE

We are forecasting 4 degrees above zero Thursday morning in Nashville. This will be the coldest air to invade Middle Tennessee since January 29th of 2014 when the temperature fell to 2 degrees above zero in Nashville. 2 degrees also occurred on January 7th 2014 and was the coldest temperature in Nashville last winter (2013-14).

Nashville hasn’t been below zero since February 5th 1996 but some outlying areas have.

Below is a list of recent Nashville winters and the coldest temperature.

2013-14…2 degrees on January 7th and January 29th 2014
2012-13…17 on February 1st 2013
2011-12…18 on February 12th and 13th 2012
2010-11…7 on February 11th 2011
2009-10…8 on January 10th 2010
2008-09…5 on January 16th 2009
2007-08…11 on January 3rd. January 20th and January 25th 2008
2006-07…11 on January 29th 2007
2005-06…12 on February 19th 2006
2004-07…13 on December 25th 2004 and January 18th 2005
2003-04…11 on January 31st 2004
2002-03…1 on January 18th 2003
2001-02…11 on January 4th 2002
2000-01…8 on January 3rd 2001

The all-time record coldest temperature in Nashville is -17 degrees on January 21st 1985.

Though cold this morning and through today, this is not last January’s outbreak. It was considerably colder in the Northern Tier. Especially Minneapolis and Chicago.

Temps in both Minneapolis and Chicago this January (so far) aren’t in the same league as last year.

Another clipper and another arctic high is currently coming down…

It’s a snowy night in Chicago.

Here comes the next arctic high tomorrow into Saturday!

East Coast snowstorm next week?

Hum, I think it’s safe to say that the ECMWF snow chart is a little overdone.

Recent strat warming is likely to keep the cold theme going.

We may see a pullback but I expect equally intense cold to return late month!

See video… More tomorrow!

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