Climatologically, it is not supposed to snow in South Florida. The laid-back tropics are a region constantly gaining energy from the sun, and with Florida's temperatures moderated by warm water on three sides, snow is unusual even in the northern reaches of the state.

The cold weather pushed the City of West Palm Beach to cancel the popular Clematis by Night event with temperatures dropping to 54 degrees by 9 p.m. Thursday.

Temperatures in North Florida last week were downright frigid. From Jan. 19-25, Pensacola's average temperature was 33.8 degrees, which is 17.3 degrees below the average temperature for the same time frame, according to the NWS.

Parts of the Florida Panhandle were coated in a blanket of snow with temperatures at 25 degrees on Tuesday while Miami had temperatures in the 80s, seemingly two different worlds. From Pensacola down to Miami, there was a difference of 55 degrees, according to the National Weather Service Miami .

As a cold front moves through South Florida, the coldest temperature in Palm Beach County is typically between 2 and 8 a.m. This shelter opens at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24.

A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.

National Weather Service offices along the corridor issued a rare Winter Storm Warning for counties from Pensacola to Jacksonville, warning of snow and ice accumulations that could make travel hazardous. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of ...

“North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet,” the NWS marine forecast from Fernandina Beach south to St. Augustine said. “Intracoastal waters very rough. Showers. Freezing rain after midnight.”

On Jan. 19, 1977, snow fell in South Florida for the first time in recorded history, according to the National Weather Service. Here are examples of snow experiences in Florida since 1950 ...

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the freezing winter weather affecting large swaths of the U.S., from the Midwest to the South.

The National Weather Service Mobile warned residents ... What about Central and South Florida? How cold will it get? Central and South Florida can expect showers and high temperatures between ...

A crocodile was spotted slowly walking across a street to reach Highland Oaks Park in Miami-Dade County last week.