Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Upper Snake River Plain, Idaho

2025-01-27 · Upper Snake River Plain, Idaho

Event narrative

Widespread colder than -20 wind chill temperatures occurred in the Upper Snake River Plain. Some of the coldest readings were -29 at Sugar City, -23 at Osgood, and -21 at the Rexburg-Madison Airport.

Wider weather episode

A Canadian cold front brought extreme cold wind chill temperatures to the Upper Snake River Plain and the Arco-Mud Lake Desert.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1233259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.