Minnesota, 2025

Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 11 to 12, 2025

February 11 to 12, 2025 · NWS DLH · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Cold high pressure was located over the Upper Midwest the night of the 11th into the 12th. This resulted in light winds and excellent radiational cooling conditions allowing overnight lows to plummet.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

Cold high pressure was located over the Upper Midwest the night of the 11th into the 12th. This resulted in light winds and excellent radiational cooling conditions allowing overnight lows to plummet. Apparent temperature values in the -20 to -40F range were common across northeastern Minnesota with some areas seeing apparent temperatures as low as -48F during the early morning hours of the 12th when light winds occurred.

The radar

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Event by event

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

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Koochiching

When
February 11, 10:00 PM CST to February 12, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Koochiching forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind chills as low as -44F were reported in the county.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern St. Louis / Carlton

When
February 12, 5:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Southern St. Louis / Carlton forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
47.091, -92.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind chills as low as -41F were reported in the county.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Central St. Louis

When
February 12, 6:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Central St. Louis forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind chills as low as -48F were reported in the county.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Cook

When
February 12, 6:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Southern Cook forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
47.817, -90.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind chills as low as -40F were reported in the county.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Cass

When
February 12, 6:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Northern Cass forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind chills as low as -42F were reported in the county.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Crow Wing

When
February 12, 7:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Crow Wing forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.482, -94.071 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind chills as low as -43F were reported in the county.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1226992, 1226997, 1226993, 1226994, 1226995, 1226996.