Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Southern Cook, Minnesota

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill January 19, 2026 · Southern Cook, Minnesota

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind chills as low as -44F were reported in the southern part of the county.

The wider storm

Cold high pressure settled in the Northern and Central Plains the morning of the 19th. With low pressure near the Straits of Mackinac, winds persisted through the night allowing wind chills to drop into the -40F to -45F range across portions of northeastern Minnesota.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1314818. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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