Idaho, 2013

Extreme Cold in Idaho, December 6, 2013

December 6, 2013 · NWS PIH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

On December 6th Fremont County School District 215 and Teton-Driggs School District 401 closed schools due to wind chill readings of 25 to 35 below zero.

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.

On December 6th Fremont County School District 215 and Teton-Driggs School District 401 closed schools due to wind chill readings of 25 to 35 below zero.

Event by event

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

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Upper Snake Highlands

When
December 6, 12:01 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager

On December 6th Fremont County School District 215 and Teton-Driggs School District 401 closed schools due to wind chill readings of 25 to 35 below zero.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 490108.