Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Eastern Toole and Liberty, Montana

2025-02-12 · Eastern Toole and Liberty, Montana

Event narrative

Mesonet station GW0664 Shelby Airport measured a -36 F wind chill.

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 1246432. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.