Cold/Wind Chill — Lower Kobuk Valley-northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska

1999-03-11 to 1999-03-12 · Lower Kobuk Valley-northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A large low in the Gulf of Alaska produced northwest winds over the area with and existing cold airmass, creating low wind chill values. Lowest readings were:Buckland -72, Deering -77, Selawik -71, Kotzebue -71.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5682936. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.