Cold/Wind Chill — Nelson, North Dakota

2022-12-20 to 2022-12-21 · Nelson, North Dakota

Event narrative

NDAWN station Michigan 2W reports an average wind chill of -50 from 9 to 10 AM on December 20th, 2022. Averages throughout the day ranged from -40 to -50.

Wider weather episode

The first of a few Wind Chill Warnings issued in a late December cold snap. Wind Chills got to dangerously low temperatures, as low as -58F.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1067369. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.