Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Oneida, Wisconsin

2026-01-20 · Oneida, Wisconsin

Event narrative

The combination of cold temperatures and light winds caused wind chill values to fall to -35 to -40 during the morning hours.

Wider weather episode

Arctic high pressure brought a cold airmass over northern Wisconsin early Tuesday morning (1/20) as wind chills fell to extreme cold criteria. Air temperatures fell to 15 to 20 below zero early Tuesday morning (1/20). Light westerly winds of 5 to 10 mph allowed wind chills to fall to 35 to 40 below zero across portions of north-central Wisconsin.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1300934. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.