Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Dawes, Nebraska

2025-01-20 to 2025-01-21 · Dawes, Nebraska

Event narrative

Overnight low temperatures fell to between -15 F and -20 F across Dawes County from 1/20 into 1/21, with daytime highs generally remaining under 5 F during the afternoon on 1/20. The cold temperatures combined with gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills under -30 F. Minimum observed wind chill values reached -33 F at the Chadron Airport ASOS (5 miles W of Chadron) at 5:10 AM MST on 1/20.

Wider weather episode

A strong arctic front brought prolonged frigid temepratures to the Nebraska panhandle Friday, January 17 through the early morning of Tuesday, January 21. The coldest temperatures occured Sunday night and Monday night.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1223952. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.