I remember it snowing in GAINESVILLE when I was in school there. Houston gets snow every few years and it’s on the same latitude. I haven’t lived in Florida for a while but I didn’t think it was all that unusual in Northern Florida.December 23, 1989. I don't know what happened in South Florida that day. All I know and care is what I witnessed on December 23, 1989.
For the people who never saw snow in Jax, it was a big deal. Me personally, I hated snow as I moved back and forth from Jax to Portsmouth and Norfolk as a kid. My dad of course, served on the USS Saratoga and Nimitz back then. Having to go to school on spring break and spending a week longer in school because of missed time due to the snow really sucked, for me anyway.
Correction, now that I look back, I don't think that's an article from The Florida Times Union. I tried looking for old articles but no luck on Christmas Eve of 1989.
I looked up the record low in Miami and it is 30 degrees that same year. Christmas 1989.