Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Dawes, Nebraska

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill February 18, 2025 – February 19, 2025 · Dawes, Nebraska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Overnight low temperatures fell to between -20 F and -25 F in Dawes County from 2/18 through 2/20. The combination of cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills under -30 F. Minimum observed wind chill values reached -47 F at the Chadron ASOS at 5:53 AM MST on 2/19.

The wider storm

Widespread arctic cold temperatures returned to western Nebraska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1230040. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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