Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Southern High Plains, Montana

2025-02-10 to 2025-02-11 · Southern High Plains, Montana

Event narrative

AWOS station K1GM Golf measured a wind chill of -40F.

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 1246418. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.