Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Berkshire
- When
- January 21, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Massachusetts, January 21 to 22, 2025
The combination of below normal air temperatures, breezy winds, and nighttime radiational cooling led to minimum wind chill (or feels'-like temperatures) between -15 and -25 degrees Fahrenheit in the early morning hours on January 21 and January 22. The lowest of these air temperatures and wind chill values occurred at the highest elevations of the Berkshire Mountains.
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.
- Tornadoes
- 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 ALY wrote it up.
Western Massachusetts was impacted by an arctic airmass from January 21-22, 2025.The combination of below normal air temperatures, breezy winds, and nighttime radiational cooling led to minimum wind chill (or feels'-like temperatures) between -15 and -25 degrees Fahrenheit in the early morning hours on January 21 and January 22. The lowest of these air temperatures and wind chill values occurred at the highest elevations of the Berkshire Mountains.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Berkshire
- When
- January 21, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Berkshire
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Berkshire
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Berkshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.371, -73.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Heavy Snow in Alabama, January 21, 2025
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, January 21, 2025
- Winter Storm in Georgia, January 21 to 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 21 to 22, 2025
- Cold in New York, January 21 to 22, 2025
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 21, 2025
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 21 to 22, 2025
- Winter Storm in Georgia, January 21 to 23, 2025
- Winter Storm in Florida, January 21 to 22, 2025
- Winter Storm in Georgia, January 21 to 22, 2025
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1232285, 1232286, 1232287, 1232288.