Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Coos
- When
- December 22, 8:00 PM EST to December 23, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Coos forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.690, -71.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in New Hampshire, December 22 to 23, 1998
Wind chill temperatures dropped to 25 to 30 degrees below zero across northern New Hampshire as strong northwesterly winds of 20 to 30 mph brought in cold air from Canada.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 GYX wrote it up.
Wind chill temperatures dropped to 25 to 30 degrees below zero across northern New Hampshire as strong northwesterly winds of 20 to 30 mph brought in cold air from Canada.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Coos
- When
- December 22, 8:00 PM EST to December 23, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Coos forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.690, -71.305 (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
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 25, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 22, 1998
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 22 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 23, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, December 22, 1998
- Cold in California, December 22, 1998
More
Every storm in New Hampshire in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Hampshire, December 1998
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: 5674964, 5674965.