Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Franklin
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 in Maine, January 17 to 18, 2000
Low pressure moving eastward from southern Quebec intensified near Nova Scotia, then slowly moved northeastward as high pressure moved eastward from south-central Canada. The pressure gradient between the low and high caused strong, northerly winds to develop over the area bringing in cold air from Canada.
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.
Low pressure moving eastward from southern Quebec intensified near Nova Scotia, then slowly moved northeastward as high pressure moved eastward from south-central Canada. The pressure gradient between the low and high caused strong, northerly winds to develop over the area bringing in cold air from 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 -50 across much of the western and central part of 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, Southern Oxford
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Interior Cumberland
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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/Wind Chill, Interior Waldo
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 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)
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
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 17, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Connecticut, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Jersey, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 17, 2000
More
Every storm in Maine in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Maine, January 2000
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: 5130725, 5130726, 5130727, 5131711, 5131712, 5131713, 5131714, 5131715, 5131716, 5131717, 5131908, 5131909, 5131910, 5131911, 5131912, 5131913, 5131914.