Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

2021-02-01 to 2021-02-05 · Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

Event narrative

Wind chill of -73 below zeroat the Point Lay AWOS.

Wider weather episode

Combination of cold temperatures and strong winds produced dangerous wind chills around 70 below along the North Slope from February 1st to the 5th 2021.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 948984. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.