Was that the one where it killed off Florida’s oranges?
I don’t remember
Local fruit will taste a bit better and look more colorful because of chilly temperatures early Monday. Otherwise, the much-anticipated weather during Christmas weekend wasn’t much to talk about.
Predictions of dire frosts and freezes didn’t materialize, as rain and cloud cover moderated what was expected to be an intense cold snap.
“Didn’t mean anything to me,” said John White, a Brooksville architect who grows oranges and grapefruits in Citrus County.
Temperatures dipped into the low 30s and even high 20s in some parts of Hernando County early Monday.
But citrus growers said real damage doesn’t set in for them unless their trees suffer through six to eight straight hours of temperatures in the mid-20s.
In fact, the chilly night Sunday even may have improved the fruit.
“A nice, small frost will give a lot of color to the fruit,” said Kathy Oleson, owner of the Citrus Attraction at Boyett Grove, southeast of Brooksville.
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1993/12/28/cold-snap-passes-softly/