Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Columbia, Wisconsin

2025-02-17 to 2025-02-18 · Columbia, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Widespread wind chills -25 to -35 countywide. Mesonet site measures -34 wind chill in Arlington.

Wider weather episode

Clear skies from high pressure and a fresh snowpack allowed for bitterly cold air temperatures across southern Wisconsin. The bitterly cold air temperatures combined with breezy winds, allowing for widespread wind chills between -25 and -35. Locally colder wind chills between -35 and -40 were observed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1234519. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.