SNOW IN TAMPA - Jan. 19, 1977

News story aired early January 2010 in Tampa. NOTE: Story contains 3 errors. 1. Weatherman says it snowed on Jan. 17, 1977. That date is incorrect, it was Jan. 19, 1977 (note date written in snow on red cadillac, which I wrote and took the pic.) 2. Weatherman says in 1989 it snowed "and enough in some places to scrape the windshields". The 1989 snow did not accumulate in Tampa. It melted on contact. 3. The B&W photo they show while he says this, of a woman scraping snow off her windshield, is from Jan 19, 1977. For that same photo with correct date, see: http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/florida/photos/envirmnt/weather/0627.htm Also see: http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/article968623.ece and http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/arc2002/alm02jan.htm and http://www.tampapix.com/snow.htm

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[Tampapix]

35 years ago today!

[Tampapix]

Thanks tommiej3, that was me, wearing the Vikings cap. See the same photos on my website, better images, w w w.tampapix.com / snow.htm.

[majstar]

Jan 19th,1977 it snowed the year before i was born i was born jan 19th, 1978

[tubalador]

I guess we'll have to opt for the local Indian tribes to enlighten us through their oral traditions(if Orlando has ever gone through a snowstorm). lol.

[VideoWizard2006]

@13457brandon Actually it can be anywhere from about the low 50s to even approaching 90, any day below 50 is very unusual, let alone the 40 degrees that it finally squeaked out at 4PM (very similar to Jan. 9, 2010 in fact- but the morning was just 3 degrees colder in '77, hence the snow). wunderground . com can show weather history for either day (and any in between, and back to about 1940).

[slick1ru2]

I remember Flurries in Sarasota, probably was the '77 event.

[13457brandon]

I heard It's usually 70 there in the winter. It's very unlikely for it to snow there. I thought it just snowed on the panhandle once in a blue moon, but apparently not.

[tommiej3]

wow - well researched! Great job. Brilliant idea for the person to write the date of snow in the snow on windshield!! That date stamps it the best!!

[proyanky51]

donde envo fue en 1977 en el area del norte de miami y en otras partes d ela florida pero la unica ves en miami fue en esa fecha 20 d nero de 1977