It doesn’t happen often, but once in a while it does snow down here in Florida. It’s fun to see the tropical paradise transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with palm trees laced with snow. Here are some of our favorite snapshots of rare times it snowed in our state.
Snowball fight on the steps of the capitol in Tallahassee
State Archives Of Florida 1899
Boys having a snowball fight at the Florida School for Boys in Marianna, Florida
State Archives Of Florida 1958
Ellis Boatwright with a snowball
State Archives Of Florida Monticello, 1955
Frozen fountain in capitol grounds
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1899
Woman pulling a sled with child
State Archives Of Florida DeLand, 1890s
Juanita Miller in Snow Scene: Madison County, Florida
State Archives Of Florida via Flickr/Florida Memory 1958
Women making snowballs by the Confederate Monument of the Old Capitol
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Florida State University students gathered around their snowman for a portrait.
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958.
FSU students in the snow
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
View of snow in the secret garden at Killearn Gardens (Maclay Gardens) State Park
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Snow around the reflecting pool at Killearn Garden (Maclay Gardens) State Park
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Liz Minerva, left, playing in the snow with Leslie Dughi
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1973
Men with snowballs : Pensacola Navy Yard
State Archives Of Florida Pensacola, 1894
Frank H. Stoutamire clearing snow off his car
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Florida State University students enjoying a day of snow
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Children standing in a winter wonderland at Indian Head Acres
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1957 or 1958
Snowman at 6th Avenue firestation
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Florida State University students having fun building a snowman
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Governor’s daughters Mary Call and Darby Collins build a snowman on the mansion lawn
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Snow-covered home
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Mayor A.L. VonKern standing on snow covering street
State Archives Of Florida Starke, 1899
Florida State University students enjoying a rare day of snow
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Out riding in the snow
State Archives Of Florida Live Oak, 1899
Night scene after the snow
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Men in horse-drawn wagon in a snow storm
State Archives Of Florida Monticello, 1895
Car covered with snow
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Laurie Dughi writing in the snow
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1973
Park in front of post office on Park Avenue after the snow
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Snow on a house in 1895
State Archives Of Florida Marianna, 1895
Florida State University students walking by Westcott in the snow
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Water tank and shop yards in Pensacola after the snow
State Archives Of Florida Pensacola, 1899
Children enjoying a day of snow in the Indian Head Acres neighborhood
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1957 or 1958
Snow on the ground in Tallahassee
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1958
Brick house covered in snow
State Archives Of Florida Tallahassee, 1955
Snow around lake
State Archives Of Florida Jackson County, 1895
Do you ever wish it would snow in Florida? Or are you just happy that it hardly ever does? Please leave your comments below, and if you have any photos of snow in Florida, please share them with us on our Facebook page!
State Archives Of Florida
1899
1958
Monticello, 1955
Tallahassee, 1899
DeLand, 1890s
State Archives Of Florida via Flickr/Florida Memory
Tallahassee, 1958
Tallahassee, 1958.
Tallahassee, 1973
Pensacola, 1894
Tallahassee, 1957 or 1958
Starke, 1899
Live Oak, 1899
Monticello, 1895
Marianna, 1895
Pensacola, 1899
Tallahassee, 1955
Jackson County, 1895
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