Montana, 2000

Extreme Cold in Montana, December 9, 2000

December 9, 2000 · NWS BYZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 extreme cold/wind chill, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Event by event

1 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Yellowstone

When
December 9, 12:30 PM MST
Where
Yellowstone forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Pompeys Pillar reported wind chills of 30-40 degrees below zero. A wind chill of 51 degrees below zero was recorded earlier.

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

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5166510.