Kansas, 2022Extreme 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.
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- 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.
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.
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.
- 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: 1071850, 1071851, 1071852, 1071853, 1071854, 1071855, 1071860.