Cold/Wind Chill, Douglas
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.464, -91.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Wisconsin, February 2, 1996
A cold snap struck northwest Wisconsin between January 30 and February 4 causing many near-record low temperatures. On the morning of February 2, Phillips reported -42F, Siren had -40, Park Falls and Saxon -38, and Ashland -37.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 DLH wrote it up.
A cold snap struck northwest Wisconsin between January 30 and February 4 causing many near-record low temperatures. On the morning of February 2, Phillips reported -42F, Siren had -40, Park Falls and Saxon -38, and Ashland -37.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Bayfield
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bayfield forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.635, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Ashland
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ashland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.510, -90.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Iron
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.317, -90.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Burnett
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Burnett forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.863, -92.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Washburn
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washburn forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.899, -91.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Sawyer
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sawyer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.880, -91.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Price
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Price forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.680, -90.361 (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
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Illinois, February 2 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Illinois, February 2 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Tennessee, February 2 to 3, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, February 2, 1996
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 2, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, February 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 2 to 3, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, February 2, 1996
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5583152, 5583153, 5583154, 5583155, 5583156, 5583157, 5583158, 5583159.