Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Fortymile Country, Alaska

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill December 24, 2025 · Fortymile Country, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

At the Eagle Airport (PAEG) winds increased and wind chill dropped well below -60F during the early morning hours of December 24th. With wind gusts as high as 60 mph, wind chill values were as low as -75F during the morning hours of Christmas Eve.

The wider storm

A very strong and cold surface high that was centered over the Yukon territory managed to bring several days of extremely cold temperatures to much of Interior Eastern Alaska. As a storm system approached on Christmas Eve, wind speeds started to increase from the east and southeast. Resulting wind chills dropped to dangerously cold levels as a result.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1307719. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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