Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Interior Cumberland
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
Extreme Cold in Maine, January 13 to 15, 2000
Strong winds ushered in cold air as an intense area of low pressure moved east of New England and high pressure built southeastward from southern Canada. The combination of the wind and cold air produced extreme wind chill temperatures across the state.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 17
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 ushered in cold air as an intense area of low pressure moved east of New England and high pressure built southeastward from southern Canada. The combination of the wind and cold air produced extreme wind chill temperatures across the state. Wind chill temperatures dipped to between -30 and -45 across the state.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Interior Waldo
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Interior York
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Kennebec
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kennebec forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.409, -69.767 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Knox
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -69.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.998, -69.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Franklin
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Oxford
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Sagadahoc
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sagadahoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.912, -69.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Franklin
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Oxford
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Somerset
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Androscoggin
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Androscoggin forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.166, -70.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Central Somerset
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Cumberland
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Waldo
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal York
- When
- January 13, 9:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM 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)
What these are
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Maryland, January 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in California, January 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 13, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Hampshire, January 13 to 15, 2000
- High Wind in Virginia, January 13, 2000
- High Wind in North Carolina, January 13, 2000
More
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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: 5131687, 5131688, 5131689, 5131690, 5131691, 5131692, 5131693, 5131694, 5131695, 5131696, 5131697, 5131698, 5131729, 5131730, 5131731, 5131732, 5131733.