Cold/Wind Chill — Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast, Alaska

2021-12-01 to 2021-12-02 · Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast, Alaska

Event narrative

Temperatures in the -30's F along the eastern Arctic coast combined with southwest winds around 15 mph resulted in bitterly cold wind chill readings. Point Thompson airport reported wind chill temperatures to -63 F.

Wider weather episode

High pressure and cold temperatures over northern Alaska was replaced by a strong weather front that moved north through the Bering Strait and into the Chukchi Sea December 1st through the 4th. This resulted in high winds, blizzard conditions, and very cold wind chills over portions of the West Coast and North Slope.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1000773. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.