Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Bear Lake Valley, Idaho

2025-01-20 · Bear Lake Valley, Idaho

Event narrative

Extreme cold wind chill readings occurred on the morning of the 20th. The coldest readings were -36 three miles southeast of Ovid, and -35 seven miles west of Bloomington and 2 miles southeast of Bern.

Wider weather episode

A strong Canadian cold front brought the coldest temperatures of the winter season to southeast Idaho. Several apparent temperature readings of -20 to -55 degrees were recorded after midnight through mid morning on the 20th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1233231. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.