Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Western Addison, Vermont

2022-01-14 to 2022-01-15 · Western Addison, Vermont

Event narrative

Dangerously cold wind chills of 25 to 35 below zero were observed across the region with actual air temperatures of 10 to 15 below zero Friday evening through midday Saturday. Overnight minimum temperatures Saturday night-Sunday morning were 10 to 20 below zero with calm/light winds.

Wider weather episode

An arctic cold front moved across VT Friday night (1/14) with a strong area of high pressure across south-central Canada building into VT by late Saturday into Sunday delivering sub-zero temperatures Friday night through Sunday morning. Simultaneously, a powerful ocean storm was moving into Newfoundland Canada Friday afternoon that creating brisk north-northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts that combined with the arctic airmass created dangerously cold wind chills of 25 to 40 below zero overnight Friday night into Saturday morning.

Overnight air temperatures were 10 to 20 below zero Friday night-Saturday morning and 10 to 25 below zero Saturday night-Sunday morning.

These dangerously cold temperatures caused some postponements of outdoor activities, includng festivals and some ski resorts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 992637. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.