Cold in North Dakota, January 13 to 15, 2005

Name: Cold in North Dakota, January 13 to 15, 2005
Start: 2005-01-13T14:58
End: 2005-01-15T12:00
Location: North Dakota

January 13 to 15, 2005 · NWS BIS · 36 events in 36 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 32 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 36

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 BIS wrote it up.

An arctic high pressure system dropped southeast out of central Canada on the evening of the 13th of January. The system brought bitter cold temperatures to western and central North Dakota the night of the 13th. The air temperatures overnight dropped between 20 to 35 below zero with daytime temperatures ranging 10 to 20 below zero. The subzero temperatures lasted through the morning of the 15th. Northwest winds up to 20 mph accompanied the cold air producing extreme wind chills of 40 to 60 below zero across the region. Many schools and outdoor activities were cancelled due to the bitter cold.

The radar

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Event by event

36 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Adams

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Adams forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.097, -102.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Billings

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Billings forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.023, -103.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Bottineau

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Bottineau forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.792, -100.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Bowman

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Bowman forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.113, -103.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Burke

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Burke forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Burleigh

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Burleigh forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Dickey

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Dickey forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.110, -98.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Divide

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Divide forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.815, -103.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Dunn

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Dunn forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.357, -102.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Emmons

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Emmons forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.285, -100.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Foster

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Foster forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.457, -98.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Golden Valley

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Golden Valley forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.940, -103.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Grant

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.358, -101.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Hettinger

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Hettinger forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.433, -102.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Kidder

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Kidder forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.980, -99.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, La Moure

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: La Moure forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.457, -98.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Logan

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.457, -99.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, McHenry

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: McHenry forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.235, -100.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, McIntosh

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.112, -99.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, McKenzie

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: McKenzie forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.740, -103.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, McLean

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: McLean forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill, Mercer

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Mercer forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.309, -101.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Morton

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Morton forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill, Mountrail

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Mountrail forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.201, -102.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Oliver

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Oliver forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.115, -101.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Pierce

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Pierce forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.250, -99.972 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Renville

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Renville forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.719, -101.658 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Rolette

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Rolette forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.772, -99.841 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Sheridan

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Sheridan forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.575, -100.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Sioux

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Sioux forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill, Slope

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Slope forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.447, -103.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Stark

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Stark forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Stutsman

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Stutsman forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.979, -98.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Ward

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Ward forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill, Wells

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Wells forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 47.588, -99.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Williams

When: January 13, 2:58 PM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Williams forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 48.344, -103.480 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Dakota in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in North Dakota, 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: 5432847, 5432848, 5432849, 5432850, 5432851, 5432852, 5432853, 5432854, 5432908, 5432909, 5432910, 5432911, 5432912, 5432913, 5432914, 5432915, 5432916, 5432917, 5432918, 5432919, 5432920, 5432921, 5432922, 5432923, 5432924, 5432925, 5432926, 5432927, 5432928, 5432929, 5432930, 5432931, 5432932, 5432933, 5432934, 5432935.