Cold/Wind Chill, Clark
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.410, -91.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Missouri, December 1 to 31, 2000
December 2000 was notable for the record cold conditions across the upper midwest. Much of the month was characterized by a persistent northwest flow pattern, which produced repeated significant outbreaks of bitterly cold Arctic air.
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 DVN wrote it up.
December 2000 was notable for the record cold conditions across the upper midwest. Much of the month was characterized by a persistent northwest flow pattern, which produced repeated significant outbreaks of bitterly cold Arctic air. National Weather Service records indicate the average temperature for December at the Burlington Iowa Airport was only 13.1 degrees, well below the normal of 26.8. The extreme cold temperatures combined with occasional high winds to produce dangerous wind chills to 50 below zero.
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, Scotland
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Scotland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.453, -92.147 (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
- Dense Fog in California, December 1 to 4, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Avalanche in Wyoming, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Georgia, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in West Virginia, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Extreme Cold in North Carolina, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold in South Carolina, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in Illinois, December 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, December 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5177257, 5177258.