Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Adams, North Dakota

2025-02-16 to 2025-02-19 · Adams, North Dakota

Event narrative

Minimum wind chill values dropped to between 45 below to around 60 below over most locations.

Wider weather episode

A frigid Arctic airmass settled over the region bringing very low wind chills to western and central North Dakota, with most locations experiencing minimum wind chill values of 45 below to around 60 below. Only a couple days after the Arctic airmass departed, well above average temperatures spread across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1234816. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.