The hottest temperature ever recorded in Florida was , which was set on June 29, 1931, in Monticello. The coldest temperature was , on February 13, 1899, just away, in Tallahassee. The USDA Plant hardiness zones for the state range from zone 8a (no colder than ) in the Crestview to zone 10b (no colder than ) in Southeast Florida in 1990. Miami Beach and the keys are Zone 11.The seasons in Florida are determined more by precipitation than by temperature, with the hot, wet springs and summers making up the wet season, and mild to cool, and the relatively dry winters and autumns, making the dry season. Fall foliage appears in Central and North Florida starting around late November, and into winter. During El Niño there is greater rainfall between November and March.
