Cold/Wind Chill — Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

2017-01-25 to 2017-01-26 · Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 683823. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.