Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Pembina, North Dakota

2026-01-24 to 2026-01-25 · Pembina, North Dakota

Event narrative

The AWOS K2C8 at Cavalier, ND consistently reported wind chills -40 or lower from late evening on January 24 through the morning of January 25. The lowest wind chill value during this period was -44.

Wider weather episode

Arctic air settled into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest resulting in a prologued period of extreme cold and wind chills across eastern North Dakota.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1315141. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.