Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Central St. Louis
- When
- February 23, 11:00 PM CST to February 24, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Central St. Louis forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 23 to 24, 2022
An area of cold high pressure settled across the region in the wake of a long duration snow event earlier in the week. Low temperatures dropped into the 20s and 30s below zero in parts of northeastern Minnesota with wind chills falling into the 40s and 50s below zero.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 DLH wrote it up.
An area of cold high pressure settled across the region in the wake of a long duration snow event earlier in the week. Low temperatures dropped into the 20s and 30s below zero in parts of northeastern Minnesota with wind chills falling into the 40s and 50s below zero. The coldest wind chill recorded was -52F near Birchdale.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Koochiching
- When
- February 24, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Cass
- When
- February 24, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Northern Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Cook
- When
- February 24, 5:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Cook forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 47.817, -90.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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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More
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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: 1007274, 1007273, 1007276, 1007275.