Wisconsin, 2008

Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, February 10, 2008

February 10, 2008 · NWS GRB · 24 events in 24 counties and zones

Strong northwest winds behind a departing low pressure system brought cold air into Wisconsin. Temperatures fell into the 10 below zero to 20 below zero range at most locations overnight and combined with 15 to 30 mph winds, with gusts as high as 40 mph, to produce bitter cold wind chills.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
24

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 GRB wrote it up.

Strong northwest winds behind a departing low pressure system brought cold air into Wisconsin. Temperatures fell into the 10 below zero to 20 below zero range at most locations overnight and combined with 15 to 30 mph winds, with gusts as high as 40 mph, to produce bitter cold wind chills. Some of the coldest wind chills included -47 at Antigo (Langlade Co.), -45 at Rhinelander (Oneida Co.), -43 at Wausau (Marathon Co.) and -40 at Appleton (Outagamie Co.), Eagle River (Vilas Co.) and Kewaunee (Kewaunee Co.).

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 9, 11:44 PM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 11:44 PM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
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In the hours before

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Event by event

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

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Brown

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Brown forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Calumet

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Calumet forecast zone
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
44.082, -88.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Door

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Door forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Florence

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Florence forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Forest

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Forest forecast zone
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Kewaunee

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Kewaunee forecast zone
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
44.483, -87.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Langlade

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Langlade forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Manitowoc

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Manitowoc forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Marathon

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Marathon forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Menominee

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Menominee forecast zone
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Marinette

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Northern Marinette forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
45.351, -88.002 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Oconto

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Northern Oconto forecast zone
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
44.999, -88.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Oneida

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Oneida forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Outagamie

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Outagamie forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Portage

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Portage forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Shawano

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Shawano forecast zone
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Marinette

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Southern Marinette forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
45.351, -88.002 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Oconto

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Southern Oconto forecast zone
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
44.999, -88.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Vilas

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Vilas forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Waupaca

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Waupaca forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Waushara

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Waushara forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Winnebago

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Winnebago forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wood

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Wood forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.455, -90.042 (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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 83034, 83035, 83036, 83037, 83038, 83039, 83040, 83041, 83042, 83043, 83044, 83045, 83046, 83047, 83048, 83049, 83050, 83051, 83052, 83053, 83054, 83055, 83056, 83057.