<Li> December 1, 1876: According to the observer at Punta Rassa, Florida, snow fell for 5 minutes on the morning of December 1 . </Li> <Li> January 4 / 5, 1879: At Jacksonville at 7 pm, sleet began, which turned to rain 90 minutes later . The freezing rain covered trees, shrubbery, and everything else outdoors by morning . The weight of the ice broke the limbs of many orange trees . At Fernandina, snow occurred . </Li> <Li> December 5, 1886: At Pensacola, following a heavy rain and wind storm, light snow fell from 4: 25 pm to 8: 20 pm, accumulating to 1.5 inches (38 mm). </Li> <Li> January 5, 1887: 1 inch (25 mm) of snow fell at Pensacola, and sleet fell elsewhere in the state . </Li>

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