Cold/Wind Chill — Western Essex, New York

2022-01-20 to 2022-01-22 · Western Essex, New York

Event narrative

Observed low temperatures Friday and Saturday morning were 20 to 30 below zero. Wind chill temperatures were about 10 degrees colder Thursday night into midday Friday.

Wider weather episode

Another arctic airmass moved into the region during Thursday night (1/20) and lingered through Saturday (1/22). Bitterly to dangerous cold wind chills of 20 to 35 below occurred overnight Thursday night - Friday morning. Actual air temperatures early Friday morning (1/21) were 10 to 35 below zero and 15 to 35 below zero on Saturday morning (1/22).

Record lows were set Friday morning at the only 3 climatological sites that records are used for such records. Massena was -30 (-27/2005), Saranac Lake was -31 (-27/2005) and Plattsburgh was -19 (-16/1984). Record lows for Saturday morning occurred at Saranac Lake with -31 (-30/2014) and Plattsburgh at -21 (-19/1984).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 993556. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.