Minnesota, 2018Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 1, 2018
January 1, 2018 · NWS MPX · 20 events in 20 counties and zones
The coldest air mass since December 2016 remained across the Upper Midwest for the first day of 2018. Although wind speeds dropped some from the previous day, wind speeds averaged around 10 mph, which kept wind chill values near -35F.
Every event with a place to put it; 20 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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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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.
The coldest air mass since December 2016 remained across the Upper Midwest for the first day of 2018. Although wind speeds dropped some from the previous day, wind speeds averaged around 10 mph, which kept wind chill values near -35F. The coldest readings remained across west central Minnesota where wind speeds were stronger.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Blue Earth
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Blue Earth forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.035, -94.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Brown
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.242, -94.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Chippewa
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chippewa forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.022, -95.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Douglas
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.934, -95.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Faribault
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Faribault forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -93.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Freeborn
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Freeborn forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Kandiyohi
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.152, -95.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Martin
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -94.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Nicollet
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nicollet forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.350, -94.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pope
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pope forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.586, -95.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Redwood
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Redwood forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.404, -95.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Renville
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Renville forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.727, -94.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Stearns
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stearns forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.552, -94.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Steele
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Steele forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Stevens
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stevens forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.586, -96.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Swift
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Swift forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.283, -95.681 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Waseca
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waseca forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -93.587 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Watonwan
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Watonwan forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 43.978, -94.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Yellow Medicine
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Yellow Medicine forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.716, -95.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several sources reported that wind chill values averaged around 35 degrees below zero early Monday morning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Ramsey
- When
- January 1, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ramsey forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 45.017, -93.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An individual was found in St. Paul and apparently died from exposure to the cold weather.
- 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.
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- Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 1, 20181 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Extreme Cold in Missouri, January 1, 20181 death · 1 event
- Extreme Cold in Tennessee, January 1 to 4, 20181 death · 1 event
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- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 1 to 2, 201851 events
- Drought in Oklahoma, January 1 to 31, 201847 events
- Drought in New Mexico, January 1 to 31, 201837 events
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 1 to 2, 201829 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 1, 2018$35,000 · 1 event
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: 726380, 726381, 726382, 726383, 726384, 726385, 726386, 726387, 726388, 726389, 726390, 726391, 726392, 726393, 726394, 726395, 726396, 726397, 726398, 726404.