Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Northern Aitkin, Minnesota

2021-02-13 · Northern Aitkin, Minnesota

Wider weather episode

An upper level low continued to pinwheel over Hudson Bay the night of the 12th and pull a reinforcing shot of arctic air into the Northland. Air temperatures dropped into the 20s and 30s Fahrenheit once again with winds of 3 to 6 mph creating wind chills as low as -44F. This was the seventh night of an arctic outbreak across the region that lasted over a week.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 944950. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.