Cold/Wind Chill in New Hampshire

Events

171

Deaths

2

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Cold in New Hampshire, February 27, 19961 death · 1 eventA winter hiker climbing a peak near Mt. Washington likely became disoriented, then died as a result of hypothermia.
• Cold in New Hampshire, February 25, 20161 death · 1 eventHigh winds and heavy rain accompanied a major storm system that moved through New Hampshire late in the day on the 24th and in the early morning hours of the 25th. A 54-year-old professional trail guide who was hiking in the mountains near Mt.
• Cold in New Hampshire, December 30 to 31, 199812 eventsWind chill temperatures dropped to 30 to 45 degrees below zero across New Hampshire as strong northwesterly winds of 15 to 25 mph brought arctic air into the area following the passage of a cold front.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 14 to 15, 199812 eventsThe arctic air behind a cold front that passed through the state on Tuesday, the 13th, brought very cold temperatures to New Hampshire from early Wednesday morning through Thursday morning.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 14, 199812 eventsA cold front which passed through the state on the 13th marked the leading edge of arctic air which invaded the state Tuesday night and Wednesday, the 14th. Gusty winds and cold temperatures caused dangerously cold wind chill temperatures across the state.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 12, 199812 eventsCold temperatures created problems for the 11,000 customers, an estimated 25,000 people, in New Hampshire that remained without power from the previous week's ice storm.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 13 to 14, 199912 eventsStrong north to northeasterly winds and cold temperatures caused wind chill temperatures to reach extreme levels across as an arctic dome of high pressure built in from Canada. Wind chill temperatures ranged from about 35 to 40 degrees below zero.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 1, 199912 eventsWind chill temperatures dropped to between 30 and 50 degrees below zero across New Hampshire as strong northwesterly winds brought arctic air into the state following the passage of a cold front on New Year's Day.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 21 to 23, 200312 eventsAn area of low pressure moved across New England on the 20th, then intensified rapidly on the 21st and 22nd over the Canadian Maritimes as a large area of high pressure moved from western Canada into the north-central United States.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 27 to 28, 200312 eventsLow pressure intensifying late on the 27th over the Canadian Maritimes brought a continuation of cold temperatures along with northwest winds to the area, and caused a brief period of cold wind chill temperatures overnight before the winds diminished.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 13 to 16, 200412 eventsAn arctic cold front moved through Northern New England on the afternoon of Jan. 13. Arctic high pressure settled southeast from Central Canada Jan. 14 through Jan. 16.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 8 to 10, 200412 eventsLow pressure over Eastern Canada funneled arctic air into Northern New England. Wind chill values of 20 to 49 degrees below zero were recorded at the peak of the outbreak which lasted from Jan. 7 to Jan. 10.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 24 to 25, 200412 eventsA strong area of low pressure over Eastern Canada resulted in strong northwest winds and bitter temperatures as arctic air spilled into the Northeast on Jan. 24 and Jan. 25. Wind chill values of 22 to 42 degrees below zero were recorded across the region on the morning of Jan.
• Cold in New Hampshire, February 22, 199910 eventsStrong winds and extremely cold wind chills developed briefly over northern and central New Hampshire as and area of low pressure moved into the Canadian Maritimes and an area of arctic high pressure built eastward from central Canada.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 21, 200510 eventsWind chills of 15 to 29 below zero affected Southeast and Central New Hampshire from 1:00 am to 1:00 pm on the 21st of January.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 18, 20059 eventsWind chills of 14 to 29 below zero affected much of Southwest...Central and Northern New Hampshire from midnight to 3:00 pm on the 18th of January.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 23 to 24, 20054 eventsWind chills of 15 to 29 below zero affected much of Northern New Hampshire from 7:00 pm on the 23rd to 5:00 am on the 24th of January.
• Cold in New Hampshire, December 22 to 23, 19982 eventsWind chill temperatures dropped to 25 to 30 degrees below zero across northern New Hampshire as strong northwesterly winds of 20 to 30 mph brought in cold air from Canada.
• Cold in New Hampshire, January 21, 20052 eventsWind chills of 20 to 40 below zero affected far Northern New Hampshire from 1:00 am to 1:00 pm on the 21st of January.

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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.