Cold/Wind Chill in Utah
Every cold/wind chill event the National Weather Service has filed in Utah, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
The most significant on the map
The most significant cold/wind chill episodes in Utah.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 40
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $160,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Cold in Utah, April 1 to 3, 1999Extremely cold temperatures in Washington County the nights of April 1-3 destroyed much of the 1999 fruit crop. With the mercury dipping as low as 18 degrees, as much as 33,000 pounds of peaches were lost, along with damage to apricot, apple, and cherry tree crops.
- Cold in Utah, December 21 to 24, 1998Bitterly cold arctic air swept over the state, bringing sub-zero readings to most areas. The extreme cold caused quite a few problems with frozen pipes.
- Cold in Utah, December 9, 2013Following a deep winter storm, very cold temperatures settled into Utah. Some property damage was reported due to these temperatures, primarily across the northern Wasatch Front.
- Cold in Utah, December 4 to 19, 2005Arctic Air spilled down mainly into the lower elevations of eastern Utah in early December and remained trapped for about two weeks. This resulted in record cold temperatures at many locations on particular days.
- Cold in Utah, November 30, 2004Clear skies and fresh snow cover combined to produce record breaking cold temperatures in portions of southwest and north central Utah.
- Cold in Utah, March 26, 2005Very cold air behind a departing winter storm allowed temperatures to plunge to record levels. Cedar City broke a 34 year record for the date with a low of 15 degrees. Randolph in northern Utah dropped to a daily record of 10 degrees.
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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.