Tampa, Florida

====Winter====
Winter in the area is generally dry and cooler. Average high temperatures range from the low to mid-70s&nbsp;°F (21–23&nbsp;°C) during the day to the low to mid-50s&nbsp;°F (11–13&nbsp;°C) at night. Occasional [[cold front]]s push through the area during the season, usually bringing a brief period of rain followed by daytime highs in the 50s&nbsp;°F (10–13&nbsp;°C) and nighttime lows near 40&nbsp;°F (5&nbsp;°C) for a day or two. Tampa experiences occasional frosts, with an annual mean minimum temperature of {{cvt|32.8|F}}

Since the Tampa area is home to a diverse range of freeze-sensitive agriculture and [[aquaculture]], hard freezes, although quite rare, are a major concern. Hard freezes (defined as a temperature of {{cvt|28|°F|1}} or below for several hours) occur rarely in the Tampa area; every five to twenty years depending on the exact location. The last widespread freeze occurred on the morning [[2017–18 North American cold wave|of January 18, 2018]], when the official temperature at Tampa International Airport dropped to {{cvt|29|°F|°C}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KTPA.html |title=Tampa Bay Area National Weather Service Climate Page |date=February 1, 2012 |access-date=October 15, 2015 |website=Tampa Bay Area National Weather Service |last=Cole |first=Brian |archive-date=October 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020032631/http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KTPA.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Weather Service – Tampa Bay: Record lows. January 18, 2018 |url=http://www.weather.gov/images/tbw/climate/RecordLows_011818.png |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-date=January 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120070739/http://www.weather.gov/images/tbw/climate/RecordLows_011818.png |url-status=live }}</ref> The lowest temperature ever recorded in Tampa was {{cvt|18|°F|0}} on December 13, 1962.<ref name=TWC /> The only snowfall officially recorded in Tampa occurred on January 19, 1977, with local accumulations ranging between a trace and {{cvt|0.2|in|cm|1}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Putterman |first1=Samantha |title=The day it snowed in Tampa Bay, 40 years ago today |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/the-day-it-snowed-in-tampa-bay-40-years-ago-today/2310127 |access-date=September 1, 2018 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=January 19, 2017 |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901215707/https://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/the-day-it-snowed-in-tampa-bay-40-years-ago-today/2310127 |url-status=live }}</ref>