Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Hubbard, Minnesota

2026-01-22 to 2026-01-24 · Hubbard, Minnesota

Event narrative

The KPKD ASOS at Park Rapids, MN reported wind chills -40 or lower from the morning of January 22 through the morning of January 24. The lowest wind chill reported at this site was -54.

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 1316619. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.