Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Northern Itasca, Minnesota

2025-02-13 · Northern Itasca, Minnesota

Event narrative

Wind chills as low as -40F were reported in the county.

Wider weather episode

Cold high pressure remained over the Upper Midwest the night of the 12th into the 13th. This resulted in light winds and excellent radiational cooling conditions allowing overnight lows to plummet. While not as cold as the previous night, apparent temperature values in the -20 to -40F range were again common across northeastern Minnesota. A few locations did fall below -40F for brief periods when light winds occurred resulting in apparent temperatures as low as -46F.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1226990. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.