Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Adair, Missouri

2022-12-22 to 2022-12-23 · Adair, Missouri

Event narrative

Kirksville ASOS (KIRK) reported a minimum wind chill of -35 degrees at 10 AM on 12/23. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -30 to -40 degrees.

Wider weather episode

An Arctic air mass entered the region on the morning of December 22nd, plunging temperatures to below zero. Strong winds combined with the cold temperatures yielded wind chills between -25 and -40 below zero from roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23. A Wind Chill Warning was in effect across the entire CWA.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071796. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.