Cold/Wind Chill — Central Chippewa County, Michigan

2026-01-28 to 2026-01-29 · Central Chippewa County, Michigan

Event narrative

Wind chills as low as -29F measured at Sanderson Field in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Recorded air temperature as low as -27F at the Pickford cooperative observer station.

Wider weather episode

Another shot of arctic air punched into the region on the evening of the 28th into the morning of the 29th, with cold temperatures depending mainly on radiational cooling combined with light winds to drop wind chills to around -15 to -20F.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1317362. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.