Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Municipality of Skagway, Alaska

2025-01-02 to 2025-01-04 · Municipality of Skagway, Alaska

Event narrative

The Klondike Highway RWIS station at White Pass measured strong northerly winds with gusts of 35 to 45 mph and cold temperatures, causing wind chills to fall below -40 degrees for more than 2 days. The coldest wind chills were -43F at 940am on the 3rd.

Wider weather episode

Extremely cold wind chills due to northerly outflow winds and low temperatures along the Klondike Highway.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1245037. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.