Colorado, 2022Extreme Cold in Colorado, December 22 to 23, 2022
December 22 to 23, 2022 · NWS PUB · 8 events in 8 counties and zones
A strong cold front moved across the area during the evening hours, bringing with it a brief period of snowfall, gusty northerly winds, and frigid temperatures. Snowfall amounts generally stayed light, in the two to four inch range.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
A strong cold front moved across the area during the evening hours, bringing with it a brief period of snowfall, gusty northerly winds, and frigid temperatures. Snowfall amounts generally stayed light, in the two to four inch range. The main impacts during this period stemmed from the extreme cold, with many locations over the plains observing wind chill values of 25 below zero to 35 below zero. Some locations across El Paso county observed wind chill values of 40 below zero to 50 below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Kiowa County
- When
- December 22, 5:30 AM MST to December 23, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Kiowa County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.433, -102.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill value of 36 below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft
- When
- December 22, 6:12 AM MST to December 23, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Pueblo Vicinity / Pueblo County Below 6300 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.173, -104.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill value of 25 below zero. Pueblo airport.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- December 22, 6:35 AM MST to December 23, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill value of 48 below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- December 22, 6:35 AM MST to December 23, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill value of 37 below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft
- When
- December 22, 6:54 AM MST to December 23, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Trinidad Vicinity / Lower Huerfano River Basin & Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.316, -104.039 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill value of 25 below zero. Trinidad airport.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Springfield Vicinity / Baca County
- When
- December 22, 7:56 AM MST to December 23, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Springfield Vicinity / Baca County forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.319, -102.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill value of 33 below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lamar Vicinity / Prowers County
- When
- December 22, 7:57 AM MST to December 23, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Lamar Vicinity / Prowers County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.955, -102.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill value of 36 below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, La Junta Vicinity / Otero County
- When
- December 22, 8:40 AM MST to December 23, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- La Junta Vicinity / Otero County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.903, -103.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill value of 26 below zero.
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
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