Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Anderson
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.214, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold in Kansas, January 1 to 2, 2001
The extreme cold of December continued the first 2 days of January. On the 2nd Abilene recorded a low of -7, Ottawa a low of -12, and Topeka a low of -10.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 23 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
- 23
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 TOP wrote it up.
The extreme cold of December continued the first 2 days of January. There were many locations that recorded below zero readings.On the 2nd Abilene recorded a low of -7, Ottawa a low of -12, and Topeka a low of -10.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
23 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Brown
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.827, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Clay
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -97.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cloud
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cloud forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -97.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Coffey
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Coffey forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Dickinson
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.867, -97.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Douglas
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.885, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Franklin
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.565, -95.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Geary
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Geary forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.002, -96.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jefferson
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.236, -95.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lyon
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Marshall
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -96.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Morris
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.687, -96.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Nemaha
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Nemaha forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -96.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Osage
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Ottawa
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pottawatomie
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.379, -96.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Republic
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Republic forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.828, -97.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Riley
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Riley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.297, -96.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Shawnee
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Shawnee forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wabaunsee
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wabaunsee forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.953, -96.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Washington
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -97.087 (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
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2001
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Florida, January 1, 2001
- Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 1, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 1 to 5, 2001
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 1 to 2, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Missouri, January 1 to 3, 2001
- Winter Weather in Georgia, January 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Kentucky, January 1 to 4, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 1 to 4, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 1, 2001
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 1 to 2, 2001
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, January 2001
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: 5228261, 5228262, 5228263, 5228264, 5228265, 5228266, 5228267, 5228352, 5228353, 5228354, 5228355, 5228356, 5228357, 5228358, 5228359, 5228360, 5228361, 5228362, 5228363, 5228364, 5228365, 5228366, 5228367.