Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Koochiching, Minnesota

2022-02-12 · Koochiching, Minnesota

Wider weather episode

A clipper system worked across the region on the night of the 10th into the 11th with cold high pressure building in behind this system. Overnight lows dropped into the 20s and 30s below zero the morning of the 12th under clear skies along with light winds. This produced dangerous wind chills in the 40s below zero with the coldest reading being -48F in International Falls.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1006859. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.