Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Northern Itasca, Minnesota

2022-01-25 · Northern Itasca, Minnesota

Wider weather episode

The extended period of cold weather continued across northeastern Minnesota as another area of cold Canadian high pressure settled into the region in the wake of a cold front the night of the 24th into the 25th. Air temperatures in the -20s and -30s below zero combined with light winds to create wind chills in the -40s with the lowest of -50F being reported by a MNDoT station near Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1002810. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.