Record cold, bitter wind chills and even some snow flurries ended January and started February for Central Florida overnight and early Sunday morning.
Orlando, Sanford, Leesburg, Daytona Beach and Melbourne all set record-low temperatures for Feb. 1, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
Orlando’s low temperature of 24 degrees broke the record of 28 degrees set in 1936. The overnight temperature fell to 23 in Sanford and Leesburg, breaking records from 1965 and 1979, respectively.
Still, the overnight temps did not reach the all-time record low for February, which was 19 for Orlando set back on Feb. 7, 1895.
Record low temperatures in Central Florida on Sunday. (NWS Melbourne)
We may not have set an all-time record, but it felt so-un-FFFFFlorida cold. Blustery winds sent wind-chill temperatures into the single digits and low teens across the region, the NWS said.
Longwood was the coldest spot in Central Florida for wind-chill temperature, reaching 7 degrees. Sanford-International Airport reached 10 degrees with its wind chill, followed by Geneva with 11 and Winter Springs with 12.
In Orange County, Reedy Lake and Lake Buena Vista had wind-chill temps of 11 degrees. Apopka and Winter Garden fell to 12 degrees, and Orlando and Windermere recorded 13-degree wind chills.
In Lake County, Leesburg recorded a wind chill of 11 degrees, followed by Mount Dora with 12, Clermont with 13 and Astor with 14.
Kissimmee and Yeehaw Junction in Osceola County reached a wind chill of 12, with St. Cloud at 13 and Holopaw at 16.
The wind was relentless overnight and powerful. Gusts of 50 mph or above were recorded along the coast at Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Oak Hill and Playalinda Beach, the weather service said. Orlando International reported a gust of 49 mph at 7:45 p.m. Sunday, Sanford-Orlando International Airport had one at 48 and Maitland had one at 41 mph on Sunday.
SNOW IN FLORIDA: Check it out, snow flurries in Oviedo, Florida last night. Thanks for the video: Jessica Pastran pic.twitter.com/T1Z6thh3lI
— Meilin Tompkins (@meilintompkins) January 2, 2018
The frigid temperatures along with some moisture in the atmosphere allowed for brief snow flurries in some spots of Central Florida. People on social media reported flurries in Oviedo, Mount Dora, New Smyrna Beach and Ormond Beach.
@TTerryWFTV @TMainolfiWESH Ormond Beach , 8pm. Wimpy but still flurries ! pic.twitter.com/RUYeUGoHFn
— Mark (@wrkout76) February 1, 2026
An extreme cold warning was in effect for all of Central Florida until 10 a.m. Sunday morning, with a new warning taking effect from 7 o’clock Sunday night until 10 a.m. on Monday. Temperatures were again expected to drop below freezing, from 22 to 30 degrees, with wind chills making it feel like 9 to 21 degrees, the NWS said.
NWS Melbourne weather forecast
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/01/record-low-temperatures-recorded-across-central-florida/
