Cold/Wind Chill in Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

Cold/Wind Chill January 25, 2017 – January 26, 2017 · Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Bitterly cold temperatures settled in the low spots near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon Airport dropped to a low of -18 F while the Grand Canyon Visitors Center near the edge of the Rim only dropped to 7 F.

The wider storm

A strong area of high pressure moved over northern Arizona in the wake of 6 days of snowfall. This resulted in very cold conditions, especially at night as strong radiational cooling developed over the deep snowpack.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 683823. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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