Cold/Wind Chill — Eau Claire, Wisconsin

1996-02-01 to 1996-02-04 · Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Wider weather episode

Extremely cold air settled over the region on January 31st, and continued through February 4th. The cold peaked the morning of February 2nd when a new record low temperature of 35 below zero was set in Eau Claire. Some area schools called off class due to the extreme cold on the 2nd. A power outage affected the entire town of Clifton on the 2nd. A woman accidently locked in her garage died from exposure to the cold on February 1st in Eau Claire county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5541272. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.