Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Eastern Essex, New York

2026-01-29 to 2026-01-30 · Eastern Essex, New York

Event narrative

Actual air temperatures around 10 below zero combined with winds to create wind chill values of 20 to 30 below zero during the overnight of January 29th into the midday hours of January 30th.

Wider weather episode

A weak replenishing arctic front moved across NY and northern New England on January 29th bringing colder air on northwest winds. Minimum air temperatures dropped to 5 to 20 below zero with wind chill temperatures of 15 to 35 below zero across northern NY.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1301986. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.