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

2012-02-03 to 2012-02-04 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska

Wider weather episode

Zone 207: At Kivalina, temperatures of 28 to 31 below zero combined with a south wind of 15 to 25 mph to produce wind chills as low as 64 below zero at the Kivalina ASOS. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from approximately 0230AKST through 1700AKST on the 3rd. At Point Hope, temperatures of 27 to 33 below combined with a south wind of 20 to 25 mph to produce wind chills as low as 67 below at the Point Hope AWOS. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from approximately 0930AKST through 1930AKST on the 3rd.

Zone 209: At Kotzebue, temperatures of 36 to 38 below combined with an east wind of 15 to 20 mph to produce wind chills as low as 69 below zero at the Kotzebue ASOS. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from 1130AKST through 1700AKST on the 3rd. At Selawik, temperatures of 29 to 40 below combined with a northeast wind of 15 to 30 mph to produce wind chills as low as 73 below zero at the Selawik AWOS. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from approximately 2200AKST on the 3rd through 0800AKST on the 4th. At Noorvik, temperatures of 28 to 38 below combined with a northeast wind of 15 to 25 mph to produce wind chills as low as 68 below zero at the Noorvik AWOS. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from approximately 2100AKST on the 3rd through 0115AKST on the 4th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 356135. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.