Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Pennington, Minnesota

2026-01-25 to 2026-01-26 · Pennington, Minnesota

Event narrative

The KTVF AWOS at Thief River Falls, MN periodically reported wind chills -40 or lower from the morning of January 25 through the early morning hours of January 26.

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 northwest and west central Minnesota.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1316584. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.