How "Normal" is 57 degrees early Feb. in Orlando?

[WaltD4Me]

Listening to the podcast this morning I was surprised how cool it was there, only 57 degrees. In 2008 we were in Orlando this same week and it was sunny and in the mid to upper 80's every day and not a drop of rain. I knew
we got pretty darn lucky, but I'm curious as to what the norm would be this time of year? Is 57 and rainy usual?

 

[Ringmaster]

The normal average temp right now should be 73 in Orlando, as I am typing it is 53 and sunny but very windy so the wind chill is much lower. This winter has been completely off from normals. On the news last night they keep saying things like "In my 31 years I have not seen it like this". Most of the tropical vegetation is gone, even if you covered them up we have had so many freezing nights the plants have died. My backyard looks like our yard when we lived up north with no color and ALL the leaves are gone from most of the trees.

 

[DisneyKevin]

We are having a cold winter here in Orlando, but the whole country seems to be having unusual weather patterns.

How often do the mid Atlantic states get not one, but two enormous snowstorms?

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Orlando Rainfall / Temperature Chart at Walt Disney World

If you're trying to figure out what the weather will be like for your trip, start with this averages chart.

Month High (F) Low (F) Rainfall (in)
January 71 49 2.3
February 73 50 3.0
March 78 55 3.2
April 83 59 1.8
May 88 66 3.6
June 91 72 7.3
July 92 73 7.2
August 92 73 6.8
September 90 72 6.0
October 85 65 2.4
November 79 58 2.3
December 73 51 2.2

 

[NancyIL]

Orlando also had an unusually hot summer that lasted well into fall.