Cold/Wind Chill in Swift, Minnesota

Cold/Wind Chill January 15, 2024 · Swift, Minnesota

What the National Weather Service wrote

The ASOS station located at the Benson Municipal Airport recorded a low wind chill of -34 degrees.

The wider storm

A strong winter storm impacted central and southern MN the day prior with snow, strong gusty winds, and frigid temperatures. Cold air trailing behind this system remained in place across the region during early pre-dawn hours of January 15th. Wind chills fell to -25 to near -40 degrees below across portions of western MN.

The coldest wind chills were observed in extreme western MN near Morris, Glenwood, and Alexandria with -35 to -37 degrees below zero.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211144. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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