Montana, 1996

Cold in Montana, January 30, 1996

January 30, 1996 · NWS GGW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Temperatures dipped to record and near-record lows across northeast Montana. 39 degrees below zero was reported at Glasgow, 36 below zero reported in Glendive and 34 below zero in Sidney.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 GGW wrote it up.

Temperatures dipped to record and near-record lows across northeast Montana. 39 degrees below zero was reported at Glasgow, 36 below zero reported in Glendive and 34 below zero in Sidney. Wind chill readings ranged from -64 to -86.

Event by event

1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Beaverhead

When
January 30, 1:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
Where
Beaverhead forecast zone

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

More

Every storm in Montana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5582846.