Cold/Wind Chill — Swift, Minnesota

2024-01-15 · Swift, Minnesota

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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_id 1211144. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.