Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska

2012-01-28 to 2012-01-30 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska

Wider weather episode

Zone 206: Temperatures of 29 to 38 below zero combined with a south wind of 15 to 30 mph to produce wind chills as low as 73 below zero at Anaktuvuk Pass. Wind chills of 60 below zero or lower were observed from approximately 1145AKST on the 28th through 0400AKST on the 30th.

Zone 207: Temperatures of 25 to 27 below zero combined with a south wind of 20 to 30 mph to produce wind chills of 60 to 63 below zero at the Kivalina ASOS from approximately 2300AKST on the 28th through noon AKST on the 29th.

Zone 209: Temperatures of 35 to 44 below zero combined with a southeast wind of 15 to 25 mph to produce wind chills as low as 78 below at Kotzebue. The wind chills were 60 below or lower at the Kotzebue ASOS from approximately 1900AKST on the 29th through 0100AKST on the 30th. Temperatures of 29 to 35 below zero combined with a northeast wind of around 15 mph to produce wind chills as low as 64 below at the Noorvik AWOS. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from approximately 0900AKST through 1700AKST on the 29th.

Zone 217: Temperatures of 35 to 42 below zero combined with a southeast wind of 15 to 20 mph to produce wind chills as low as 73 below at Shungnak. The wind chills were 60 below or lower at the Shungnak AWOS from approximately 0500AKST through 1330AKST on the 29th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 355921. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.