Jacksonville ranked its highest or most extreme winter based on the Winter Misery Index which tracks the impacts of winter weather across cities in the U.S.

Expect temperatures to get warmer during the days through the weekend, but overnight lows will still be freezing for most of North and Central Florida.

Unusually cold temperatures in central Florida have led to winter weather advisories, while Alaska has experienced some rare warm weather this month.

It was so cold across Florida on Thursday morning that temperatures in at least four cities were colder than in Alaska, but a desperately needed warmup was on the way for millions of Americans from Texas to Florida following a deadly winter storm unmatched in decades.

At least the Floridians in the north are, after a freak winter storm brought record-breaking snow to the Panhandle and much of North Florida this week. And these were long-standing records. The previous record for snow in the state — 4 inches — was set in Milton in 1954.

Florida residents in four locations woke to very chilly temps. It was 25 in Tallahassee at 6 a.m. By comparison, it was 41 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Not even the most seasoned Floridians anticipated the magnitude of the epic snowstorm that shattered Florida’s snow records last week.

Unseasonably cold weather continues to grip much of the Sunshine State, so much so, it's actually colder in parts of Florida, than Alaska.

John Oberst, head of Alaska Aerospace, went on the "Today" show to discuss what is being described as a “traffic jam” at the country’s spaceports.

Temperatures at 6 a.m. in four Florida cities were colder than it was in Anchorage, Alaska. Weather alerts via text: Sign up to get updates about current storms and weather events by ...

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It’s been warmer in Alaska than in three dozen other states. If someone asked you, “Where can I go in the United States to escape the frigid air this January?” what would you say?