Andy_Johnson's Blog

I have the leaves falling off of the Oak trees this past week and new green leaves are appearing. We are going to get a brief cold snap this week on Tuesday and Wednesday but as we get into the latter part of February cold snaps become less frequent. It is still possible to have freezing temperatures in Tampa even in late February. For instance, it has been as cold as 27 on February 26th, 1967. We've even had 20's into March but they are very rare. The coldest March reading was 29 on March 2, 1980.  The latest date we have had temperatures of 32 and below in Tampa was 32 on March 5, 1893. No freezes have even occurred in April in Tampa but readings have been cold enough to see some patchy frost. It was as cold as 38 as late as April 7th in 1891.

So, if you are planning on planting a garden or sensitive plants odds are that you are safe if you live from the Tampa area southward if you are near the coast. If you are father inland or in our northern counties you might want to wait a few weeks.