Montana, 2022Cold in Montana, February 21 to 23, 2022
February 21 to 23, 2022 · NWS GGW · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A slow-moving arctic air mass extended from central Canada into Montana and the surrounding region, bringing temperatures well below normal for several days. Mainly in the northeast corner of Montana, these temperatures combined with breezy to gusty winds to create dangerously cold wind chills for at least two consecutive nights.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A slow-moving arctic air mass extended from central Canada into Montana and the surrounding region, bringing temperatures well below normal for several days. Mainly in the northeast corner of Montana, these temperatures combined with breezy to gusty winds to create dangerously cold wind chills for at least two consecutive nights.
Cold/Wind Chill, Sheridan
- When
- February 21, 11:15 PM MST to February 23, 7:56 AM MST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 48.721, -104.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
For multiple sites across Sheridan County, temperatures in the teens and 20s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse beginning as early as late night on the 21st and lasting as long as the morning of the 23rd. The peak wind chill of -48 was recorded at 4:35 AM on the 22nd at the Sher-wood Airport (Plentywood) ASOS.
Cold/Wind Chill, Daniels
- When
- February 21, 11:46 PM MST to February 23, 5:16 AM MST
- Where
- Daniels forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At the Navajo MT-5 DOT site (MTRED), temperatures in the teens and 20s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from late night of the 21st into the early morning of the 23rd. The peak wind chill of -44 was recorded from 12:59 AM to 1:01 AM and again at 2:40 AM on the 22nd.
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Roosevelt
- When
- February 22, 2:43 AM MST to February 23, 7:20 AM MST
- Where
- Western Roosevelt forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At the McDonald's MT-13 DOT site (MTMCD), temperatures in the teens and 20s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from early morning of the 22nd into the morning of the 23rd. The peak wind chill of -46 was recorded at 5:31 AM on the 23rd.
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 21 to 23, 202229 events
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- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in California, February 21 to 25, 202262 kt wind · 20 events
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 21 to 22, 202220 events
- Extreme Cold in Nebraska, February 21 to 22, 202217 events
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: 1008311, 1008297, 1008301.