Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Northern Middlesex, Connecticut

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill February 4, 2023 · Northern Middlesex, Connecticut

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station KCTEASTH159 in East Haddam, CT reported a wind chill of -30 F beginning at 1:54 am. Also, mesonet station KCTDEEPR2 in Deep River, CT reported a wind chill of -27 F beginning at 3:09 am.

The wider storm

Arctic Air from a 1040+ mb high pressure system built into the region from the west providing strong N to NW winds and sub zero temperatures to NE portions of Southern Connecticut. An arctic cold front passed through the region during the morning of February 3, 2023. Strong cold air advection along with a tightening pressure gradient produced strong winds in an arctic air mass across Southern Connecticut during the evening and a good portion of the overnight into the early morning on February 4, 2023.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1073691. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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