Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Western Arctic Plains, Alaska

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill December 29, 2024 · Western Arctic Plains, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Umiat Air Field RAWS (UMTA2) reported an air temperature of -48F and wind speeds of up to 7mph resulting in a wind chill value of -71F.

The wider storm

High pressure settled along the northeast Arctic coast of Alaska bringing one of the coldest air masses of the season to much of northern and central Alaska. Gusty east winds developed across the northern Arctic Plain resulting in dangerously low wind chill values.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1227109. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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