Well, we can't call it yet, winter's not over! These forecasts are for the winter average, which means December-February. And in fact, December's average temperature in Florida was 61.9°F, which is 3.1 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 1981-2010 average. We won't know for another ~6 weeks whether the recent weeks of very cold temperatures will be enough to cancel out December's warmth, not to mention what might happen in February. The latest monthly outlook still favors (though not super strongly) much warmer than average temperatures across the South in February.
So as far as whether this winter's seasonal outlook was a bust for Florida or anywhere else, we still have to wait and see.
Well, we can't call it yet, winter's not over! These forecasts are for the winter average, which means December-February. And in fact, December's average temperature in Florida was 61.9°F, which is 3.1 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 1981-2010 average. We won't know for another ~6 weeks whether the recent weeks of very cold temperatures will be enough to cancel out December's warmth, not to mention what might happen in February. The latest monthly outlook still favors (though not super strongly) much warmer than average temperatures across the South in February.
So as far as whether this winter's seasonal outlook was a bust for Florida or anywhere else, we still have to wait and see.