Nebraska, 2019Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 29, 2019
January 29, 2019 · NWS LBF · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Dangerous wind chills occurred during the late evening hours on January 29th across portions of north central Nebraska. Temperatures near 10 below zero combined with north winds of 10 to 20 mph to produce wind chills of 30 to 35 below zero.
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- None recorded
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Dangerous wind chills occurred during the late evening hours on January 29th across portions of north central Nebraska. Temperatures near 10 below zero combined with north winds of 10 to 20 mph to produce wind chills of 30 to 35 below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Boyd
- When
- January 29, 9:30 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Boyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.900, -98.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A nearby mesonet site located 10 miles southeast of Mills recorded a minimum wind chill of 30 degrees below zero at 1120 pm CST on December 29th. Another nearby mesonet site located 8 miles north northwest of Butte recorded a minimum wind chill of 34 degrees below zero at 945 pm CST on December 29th. Dangerous wind chills from 30 to 35 below occurred across Boyd County during the late evening hours.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Holt
- When
- January 29, 10:30 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Holt forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The O'Neill AWOS recorded a minimum wind chill of 32 degrees below zero at 1055 pm CST on December 29th. A mesonet site located 5 miles east southeast of Ewing recorded a minimum wind chill of 31 below at 1035 pm CST on December 29th. Dangerous wind chills from 30 to 35 below occurred across Holt County during the late evening hours.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Keya Paha
- When
- January 29, 10:55 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Keya Paha forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.879, -99.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A mesonet site located 10 miles southeast of Mills recorded a minimum wind chill of 30 degrees below zero at 1120 pm CST on December 29th. Dangerous wind chills from 30 to 35 below occurred across Keya Paha County during the late evening hours.
- 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.
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 29 to 31, 20192 deaths · 22 events
- Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 29 to 31, 20192 deaths · 20 events
- Cold in Michigan, January 29 to 31, 20192 deaths · 17 events
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 29 to 31, 20191 death · $55,000 · 7 events
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 29 to 31, 20191 death · 42 events
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 29, 20191 death · 12 events
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 29 to 31, 20191 death · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, January 29 to 30, 2019$110,000 · 16 events
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 29 to 31, 201951 events
- Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 29 to 30, 201932 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, January 29, 201927 events
- Dense Fog in California, January 29, 20191 injured · $20,000 · 4 events
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: 794868, 794861, 794862.