Cold/Wind Chill, Southwest Suffolk
- When
- January 27, 6:30 AM EST to 8:20 AM EST
- Where
- Southwest Suffolk forecast zone
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in New York, January 27, 2005
Temperatures fell to 8 to 13 degrees above zero from Farmingdale east to Shirley, NY between 6 am and 8 am. Combined with north winds averaging 15 mph, wind chill temperatures fell to approximately 10 degrees below zero.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
- 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 OKX wrote it up.
Temperatures fell to 8 to 13 degrees above zero from Farmingdale east to Shirley, NY between 6 am and 8 am. Combined with north winds averaging 15 mph, wind chill temperatures fell to approximately 10 degrees below zero. Three deaths were reported by Newsday. All bodies were found in the snow close to their homes.
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, Southeast Suffolk
- When
- January 27, 6:30 AM EST to 8:20 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold/Wind Chill, Southwest Suffolk | 2005-01-27 | 53 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Cold/Wind Chill, Southwest Suffolk | 2005-01-27 | 83 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Cold/Wind Chill, Southeast Suffolk | 2005-01-27 | 88 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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
- Tornado in California, January 27, 2005
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 27 to 28, 2005
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 27 to 28, 2005
- Cold in New York, January 27, 2005
- Cold in Maine, January 27, 2005
- Winter Weather in Kansas, January 27 to 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow in California, January 27 to 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 27 to 28, 2005
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, January 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 27, 2005
- Dense Fog in Washington, January 27, 2005
More
Every storm in New York in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2005
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: 5433536, 5433537.