Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Hill County, Montana

2025-02-10 to 2025-02-11 · Hill County, Montana

Event narrative

Many sensors in this zone measured criteria cold, including mesonet station DW0217 Havre, which measured a wind chill of -60F. The ASOS in Havre measured a wind chill of -48F.

Wider weather episode

A cyclonic flow aloft, with several embedded shortwaves passing through it, allowed for several pushes of bitterly cold air to filter into the region from Canada in the early to mid February timeframe.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1246410. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.