Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Lafayette, Missouri

Arctic air gripped the region from around the 10th of December, through the end of the month. Except for a few hours on the 15th and 16th, temperatures remained below freezing through the entire period. Snow cover persisted from the 13th through the end of the month. Kansas City had its second coldest December on record. The Kansas City International Airport averaged 10 to 20 degrees below normal through the cold outbreak. Average highs were in the teens and twenties with average lows in the single digits. No daily records were broken. The lowest reading at the Kansas City international airport was 9 below zero and it went to 16 below zero at Maryville, both on the 22nd. Numerous broken water pipes and water mains were reported, especially in the Kansas City area. The extreme cold claimed the life of a 19 year old Lafayette county man from exposure.