Montana, 2022Cold in Montana, January 1, 2022
January 1, 2022 · NWS GGW · 11 events in 11 counties and zones
The week-long arctic cold spell from the end of December 2021 spilled over into the first day of 2022, with continued well below zero temperatures and pockets of light winds, which created dangerously cold wind chill values for many northeast Montana locations.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
The week-long arctic cold spell from the end of December 2021 spilled over into the first day of 2022, with continued well below zero temperatures and pockets of light winds, which created dangerously cold wind chill values for many northeast Montana locations.
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Roosevelt
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM MST to 4:41 PM 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)
For multiple site across western Roosevelt County, temperatures in the teens and 20s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from early morning to late afternoon on January 1st. The peak wind chill of -51 was recorded at 3:31 AM at the McDonald's MT-13 DOT site (MTMCD).
Cold/Wind Chill, Dawson
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM MST to 2:11 AM MST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At the Lindsay Divide DOT site (MTLND), temperatures in the teens and 20s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse in the early morning on January 1st. The peak wind chill of -42 was recorded at 2:08 AM.
Cold/Wind Chill, Daniels
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM MST to 8:33 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)
For multiple sites in Daniels County, temperatures in the teens to 30s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse between early and mid morning on January 1st. The peak wind chill of -49 was recorded at 5:55 AM at the Scobey airport mesonet site (K9S2).
Cold/Wind Chill, McCone
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM MST to 1:42 AM MST
- Where
- McCone forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At the Cow Creek MT-13 DOT Site (MTCOW) in McCone County, temperatures in the 20s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse during the early morning of January 1st. The peak wind chill of -46 was recorded at 12:07 AM.
Cold/Wind Chill, Sheridan
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM MST to 6:45 PM 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 to 30s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from the early morning into the evening of January 1st. The peak wind chill of -53 was at 8:55 AM on the 1st at the Sher-wood Airport (Plentywood) ASOS.
Cold/Wind Chill, Central and Se Phillips
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM MST to 11:20 AM MST
- Where
- Central and Se Phillips forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At the Saco US-2 DOT site (MTSCO), temperatures in the teens to 30s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse from the early morning to the late morning on January 1st. The peak wind chill of -49 was recorded from 6:03 AM to 6:05 AM, and again at 6:33 AM.
Cold/Wind Chill, Richland
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM MST to 8:16 AM MST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 47.788, -104.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
For multiple sites across Richland County, temperatures in the teens and 20s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse during the early morning of January 1st. The peak wind chill of -46 was recorded at 7:56 AM at the Sidney-Richland Airport ASOS Site (KSDY).
Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Roosevelt
- When
- January 1, 1:33 AM MST to 5:25 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Roosevelt forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At the US-2 Stateline DOT site (MTSTA), temperatures in the 20s below zero and breezy winds created intermittent periods of wind chills of -40 or worse during the early morning of January 1st. The peak wind chill of -42 was recorded from 2:54 AM to 3:05 AM.
Cold/Wind Chill, Wibaux
- When
- January 1, 2:55 AM MST
- Where
- Wibaux forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 46.965, -104.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At the Beach, ND ASOS site (K20U) near Wibaux County, temperatures in the teens below zero and breezy winds caused a wind chill of -40 to be recorded at 2:55 AM on January 1st.
Cold/Wind Chill, Central and Southern Valley
- When
- January 1, 6:30 AM MST to 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central and Southern Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At the BLM Vandalia N mesonet site (MTM34), temperatures in the 20s below zero and breezy winds created a period of -40 wind chills between 6:30 AM and 7:00 AM on January 1st.
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Valley
- When
- January 1, 6:44 AM MST to 7:44 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At the Bluff Creek RAWS site (BLUM8), temperatures in the 30s below zero and breezy winds created a brief period of wind chills of -40 or worse on the morning of January 1st. The peak wind chill of -40 was recorded between 6:44 AM and 7:44 AM.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Kentucky, January 1, 2022$603,000 · EF2 · 5 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 1 to 2, 2022$1.1 million · EF1 · 61 events
- Cold in Nevada, January 1, 20221 death · 1 event
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, January 1 to 4, 2022$2.0 million · 79 kt wind · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Alabama, January 1 to 2, 20221 injured · $30,000 · EF1 · 21 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, January 1, 2022$73,000 · EF1 · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 1, 2022EF1 · 34 events
- Drought in Oklahoma, January 1 to 31, 202248 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, January 1 to 2, 2022$32,000 · 23 events
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 202240 events
- Drought in New Mexico, January 1 to 31, 202240 events
- Drought in California, January 1 to 31, 202239 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: 1003086, 1003088, 1003090, 1003091, 1003092, 1003093, 1003100, 1003103, 1003089, 1003087, 1003094.