Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Koyukuk-upper Kobuk Valleys, Alaska

2000-12-01 to 2000-12-02 · Koyukuk-upper Kobuk Valleys, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A 996 mb Low in the eastern Tanana Valley combined with a broad area of High Pressure over the Arctic Ocean and cold arctic air from the north produced a strong pressure gradient and wind chills to 70 below zero, reported at the Remote Automatic Weather Station at Makpik Creek, in the Upper Noatak Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5177581. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.