Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Wilkin, Minnesota

2026-01-22 to 2026-01-23 · Wilkin, Minnesota

Event narrative

The NDAWN station Wolverton 2E reported frequent wind chill values -40 or lower from midday January 22 through the morning on January 23.

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 1316634. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.