Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Lafayette, Missouri

2025-02-18 to 2025-02-21 · Lafayette, Missouri

Event narrative

The ASOS at Kansas City International Airport reported a minimum wind chill of 26 degrees below zero at 13z on Feb 20th (temp of minus 9). Wind chills of -18 or colder were reported for multiple time frames between Feb 18 and Feb 20.

The ASOS at Lee's Summit Airport reported wind chills around -20 on the morning of Feb 18th. The morning of Feb 20th had a coldest recorded wind chill of -24 at 13z.

Wider weather episode

Extremely cold temperatures and wind chills impacted portions of NW Missouri and NE Kansas Feb 18 into Feb 20.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1240733. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.