Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Northern Houghton, Michigan

2026-01-19 to 2026-01-20 · Northern Houghton, Michigan

Event narrative

Wind chill of -21F reported at the Houghton Airport ASOS (CMX) at 1151 EST, 1/19.

Wider weather episode

A clipper low moved through the region bringing widespread light snow to the U.P. Moderate to heavy lake effect snow developed over the northern and western U.P. as an arctic air mass moved into the Great Lakes, disrupting travel and resulting in school closures. In addition to snowfall, winds and arctic air brought very cold windchills in the -20s across the U.P.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1312628. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.