Cold/Wind Chill — Sw & W Kootenai, Idaho

2004-01-04 to 2004-01-06 · Sw & W Kootenai, Idaho

Wider weather episode

The morning of January 4, 5, and 6 brought extreme cold to northern Idaho. The morning low temperature on the coldest morning, January 5, was minus 24 at Coeur D'Alene. At Sandpoint the official low temperature was minus 18 but at a nearby school a low temperatures of minus 22 was reported. This cold weather resulted in numerous broken water pipes and scattered power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5383322. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.