Alaska, 2025

Extreme Cold in Alaska, February 1, 2025

February 1, 2025 · NWS AJK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Cold air moved out of Canada and interior Alaska and outflow winds brought wind chills down to warning criteria levels at White Pass.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 AJK wrote it up.

Cold air moved out of Canada and interior Alaska and outflow winds brought wind chills down to warning criteria levels at White Pass.

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Event by event

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

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Municipality of Skagway

When
February 1, 4:40 AM AKST to 8:00 AM AKST
Where
Municipality of Skagway forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
59.469, -135.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Klondike Highway RWIS at White Pass recorded temperatures in the teens below zero with sustained wind speeds of more that 20mph during the early morning hours of Saturday February 1st. This resulted in wind chills as cold as 41 degrees below zero.

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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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1225837.