Cold/Wind Chill, Jo Daviess
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jo Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.366, -90.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Illinois, January 30 to 31, 1996
After Winter Storms on the 19th and 26th a blanket of snow lay across much the area north of I80. A re-enforcing shot of cold air pushed over the area on the 30th and took temperatures below zero through the first few days of February.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
After Winter Storms on the 19th and 26th a blanket of snow lay across much the area north of I80. A re-enforcing shot of cold air pushed over the area on the 30th and took temperatures below zero through the first few days of February. All time record low temperatures occurred at many locations during a 6 day period. Record lows ranged from -25 to -32 for 2 to 3 nights with highs reaching only -10 to -15 degrees during the day for 2 to 3 days.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Stephenson
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.352, -89.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Carroll
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.069, -89.934 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Whiteside
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Whiteside forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.756, -89.914 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Rock Island
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Rock Island forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.467, -90.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Henry
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.353, -90.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Bureau
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bureau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.404, -89.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Putnam
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.205, -89.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Mercer
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.205, -90.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Henderson
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.818, -90.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Warren
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.849, -90.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Hancock
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, McDonough
- When
- January 30, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- McDonough forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 30, 1996
- Cold in Washington, January 30, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, January 30 to 31, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Hawaii, January 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 30, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 30 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, January 30 to 31, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, January 30, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 30 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Montana, January 30, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 30 to 31, 1996
- High Wind in Hawaii, January 30 to 31, 1996
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, January 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5542784, 5542785, 5542786, 5542787, 5542788, 5542789, 5542790, 5542791, 5542792, 5542793, 5542794, 5542795, 5542796.