Colorado, 2022Extreme Cold in Colorado, February 23, 2022
February 23, 2022 · NWS GLD · 1 event in 1 county or zone
On the morning of February 23rd, an arctic airmass continued to reside over east-central Colorado with east-northeasterly winds for the second day. Wind chills values as low as -25 degrees Fahrenheit were recorded in the region.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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On the morning of February 23rd, an arctic airmass continued to reside over east-central Colorado with east-northeasterly winds for the second day. Wind chills values as low as -25 degrees Fahrenheit were recorded in the region.
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 Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 23, 4:30 AM MST, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 4:30 AM MST, 54 minutes before
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</html>Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cheyenne County
- When
- February 23, 5:24 AM MST to 6:48 AM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne County forecast zone
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- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.828, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Morning east-northeasterly sustained winds with speeds ranging between 8 to 11 mph combined with morning minimum temperatures as cold as -8 degrees Fahrenheit produced wind chills as low as -25 degrees Fahrenheit in Cheyenne County. The coldest wind chills were observed at the Mesonet station two miles southwest of Firstview, Colorado during the morning of February 23rd. Impacts: extreme cold.
- 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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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: 1010641.