TREASURE COAST — Record-breaking cold settled over the Treasure Coast on Nov. 11, bringing the area its coldest November daytime highs in decades before a gradual warmup expected later this week.
According to the National Weather Service in Melbourne, Vero Beach reached a high of just 61 degrees Tuesday, breaking the previous record of 66 set in 1943. In Fort Pierce, the high temperature was 62, surpassing the previous record of 65 set in 1913. The unseasonably cold air mass kept temperatures about 20 degrees below normal across east central Florida.
The National Weather Service said the chill continued into Wednesday morning, with clear skies and light winds leading to patchy frost north of the Treasure Coast. A Frost Advisory was in effect for Lake and Volusia counties through 8 a.m…