Pensacola could experience record temperature Tuesday. How it compares to coldest dates.
Pensacola is forecast to break a daily temperature record overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning as the National Weather Service (NWS) anticipates temperatures to dip as low as 20 degrees.
If that prediction holds, it will become the second coldest Jan. 17 the area will have experienced, with 1977 beating it out by three degrees.
Still, the cold Wednesday morning will be a whopping 39 degrees below the daily average temperature and 23 degrees colder than the average low.
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Breaking temperature records for the coldest day is a welcome departure from last year’s record-setting heat. However, it still doesn’t come close to the coldest days the area has experienced in recorded history.
Here’s a look at the 10 coldest days Pensacola has seen, according to U.S. climate normals data pulled from the National Centers for Environmental Information.
10 coldest days in Pensacola
Jan. 21, 1985 — 5 degrees
Feb. 13, 1899 — 7 degrees
Jan. 11, 1982 — 8 degrees
Jan. 19, 1977 — 10 degrees
Feb. 12, 1899 — 10 degrees
Jan. 20, 1985 — 11 degrees
Jan. 24, 1963 — 11 degrees
Jan. 30, 1966 — 11 degrees
Dec. 24, 1989 — 11 degrees
Dec. 25, 1983 — 11 degrees
10 hottest days in Pensacola
July 14, 1980 — 106 degrees
July 13, 1980 — 104 degrees
Aug. 1, 1986 — 104 degrees
July 12, 1980 — 103 degrees
July 18, 2000 — 103 degrees
Aug. 5, 1947 — 103 degrees
Aug. 30, 1951 — 103 degrees
May 27, 1953 — 102 degrees
June 4, 2011 — 102 degrees
June 23, 2009 — 102 degrees
Highest daily low in Pensacola
On July 14, 1980, the highest daily low was recorded in Pensacola at 85 degrees.
Lowest daily low in Pensacola
On Dec. 23, 1989, the lowest daily low was recorded in Pensacola at 25 degrees.
Most daily precipitation in Pensacola
The highest daily precipitation in Pensacola occurred on April 29, 2014, with 15.6 inches of rain.
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Most monthly precipitation in Pensacola
The month with the highest precipitation in Pensacola also happened to be April 2014, with 29.5 inches.
Earliest freeze in Pensacola
The earliest freeze ever recorded in Pensacola happened on Nov. 1, 1993.
Most days in a year over under 32 degrees
The most days in a year that clocked in under 32 degrees happened in 1977 with 26 days.
Most days in a year over 80 degrees
The most days in a year over 80 degrees happened last year, with 213 days.
Most days in a year over 90 degrees
The most days in a year over 90 degrees happened in 2019, with 111 days.
Most days in a year over 100 degrees
The most days in a year over 100 degrees happened in 2000, with eight days.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola's 10 coldest dates. How they compare to Tuesday's 'freeze'
