Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Dawes, Nebraska

2025-02-18 to 2025-02-19 · Dawes, Nebraska

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

Widespread arctic cold temperatures returned to western Nebraska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1230040. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.