Kansas, 2022

Extreme Cold in Kansas, December 22 to 23, 2022

December 22 to 23, 2022 · NWS EAX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

An Arctic air mass entered the region on the morning of December 22nd, plunging temperatures to below zero. Strong winds combined with the cold temperatures yielded wind chills between -25 and -40 below zero from roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 EAX wrote it up.

An Arctic air mass entered the region on the morning of December 22nd, plunging temperatures to below zero. Strong winds combined with the cold temperatures yielded wind chills between -25 and -40 below zero from roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23. A Wind Chill Warning was in effect across the entire CWA.

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Event by event

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

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Atchison

When
December 22, 10:00 AM CST to December 23, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Atchison forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.532, -95.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -25 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Doniphan

When
December 22, 10:00 AM CST to December 23, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Doniphan forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.788, -95.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -25 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Leavenworth

When
December 22, 10:00 AM CST to December 23, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Leavenworth forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.199, -95.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -25 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Linn

When
December 22, 10:00 AM CST to December 23, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Linn forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.212, -94.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -25 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Miami

When
December 22, 10:00 AM CST to December 23, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Miami forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.564, -94.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -25 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wyandotte

When
December 22, 10:00 AM CST to December 23, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Wyandotte forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.115, -94.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -25 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Johnson

When
December 22, 10:00 AM CST to December 23, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Olathe Industrial Airport (IXD) ASOS reported a minimum wind chill of -32 degrees on the afternoon of 12/22.

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -25 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

What these are

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1071850, 1071851, 1071852, 1071853, 1071854, 1071855, 1071860.