Northwest Florida sees record cold temperatures

Emerald Coast residents woke up to record cold temperatures Wednesday morning.

Eglin Air Force Base recorded 57 degrees and Duke Field recorded 54 degrees, according to information gathered by the 46th Operation Support Squadron weather flight at Eglin.

The temperatures were the lowest Eglin has recorded in September since 1950, when the base began keeping records. The previous low was 59 degrees.

In Crestview, the recorded temperature was 53 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

The cool weather comes on the heels of Tropical Storm Lee.

“Lee is currently still spinning around over eastern Kentucky, which means the weather is perfect to set up a low wind coming here from the plains,” said meteorologist Steve Miller with the National Weather Service in Mobile, Ala. “The drier weather has also contributed to the cold weather.”

Miller said cool temperatures are expected to last through the weekend and possibly into next week.

“Past next week is hard to say at this point,” he said. “Right now, though, we are seeing records being broken.”