Cold/Wind Chill, Androscoggin
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Maine, February 21 to 23, 1999
Strong winds and extremely cold wind chills developed over Maine as and area of low pressure moved into the Canadian Maritimes and an area of arctic high pressure built eastward from central Canada. Wind chill temperatures over northern Maine dropped to between 40 and 45 degrees below zero and dropped to around 25 degrees below zero in southern parts of the state.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 30 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
- 30
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.
Strong winds and extremely cold wind chills developed over Maine as and area of low pressure moved into the Canadian Maritimes and an area of arctic high pressure built eastward from central Canada. Wind chill temperatures over northern Maine dropped to between 40 and 45 degrees below zero and dropped to around 25 degrees below zero in southern parts of the state. In northern Maine the extreme wind chill temperatures persisted for about 48 hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
30 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Central Penobscot
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Central Somerset
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Hancock
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Waldo
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Washington
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal York
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal York forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Interior Cumberland
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.806, -70.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Interior Hancock
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.563, -68.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Interior Waldo
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Waldo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.485, -69.122 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Interior Washington
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -67.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Interior York
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Interior York forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.429, -70.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Kennebec
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Knox
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northeast Aroostook
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Franklin
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Oxford
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oxford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Penobscot
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Piscataquis
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Somerset
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northwest Aroostook
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Sagadahoc
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southeast Aroostook
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Aroostook forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.659, -68.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Franklin
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.974, -70.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Oxford
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oxford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -70.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Penobscot
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Penobscot forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.401, -68.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Piscataquis
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Piscataquis forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.837, -69.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Somerset
- When
- February 21, 10:00 PM EST to February 23, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.514, -69.959 (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 Nebraska, February 21 to 23, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 21, 1999
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 21, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Hawaii, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 21 to 22, 1999
More
Every storm in Maine in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, February 1999
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: 5702467, 5702468, 5702469, 5702470, 5702471, 5702472, 5702473, 5702474, 5702475, 5702559, 5702560, 5702561, 5702562, 5702563, 5702564, 5702565, 5702566, 5702567, 5702568, 5702569, 5702570, 5702571, 5702572, 5702573, 5702574, 5702575, 5702576, 5702577, 5702578, 5702579.