Minnesota, 2022

Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 2, 2022

January 2, 2022 · NWS DLH · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

The cold air to begin the new year lingered over the Northland for a second night. The area of high pressure was more overhead this night, so temperatures were a bit colder with widespread -30F readings.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS DLH wrote it up.

The cold air to begin the new year lingered over the Northland for a second night. The area of high pressure was more overhead this night, so temperatures were a bit colder with widespread -30F readings. Winds were lighter than the previous night which helped limit the area of extreme wind chills, but a few readings in the 40s and 50s below zero were recorded with a minimum wind chill report of -52F near Cass Lake.

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 Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 1, 5:27 PM CST, 6 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 5:27 PM CST, 6 hours 33 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

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

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Cass

When
January 2, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 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 Cass

When
January 2, 12:00 AM CST to 1:00 AM CST
Where
Southern Cass forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Koochiching

When
January 2, 2:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Koochiching forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Crow Wing

When
January 2, 2:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Crow Wing forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.482, -94.071 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Aitkin

When
January 2, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Northern Aitkin forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.608, -93.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Itasca

When
January 2, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Southern Itasca forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
47.510, -93.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Aitkin

When
January 2, 6:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Southern Aitkin forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.608, -93.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Itasca

When
January 2, 9:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Northern Itasca forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
47.510, -93.632 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 1000992, 1000994, 1000989, 1000995, 1000996, 1000993, 1000997, 1000991.