page_title: 1994 North American cold wave
hierarchical_section_title: 1994 North American cold wave
caption_attribution_description: English: 2-m Temperature and wind vectors
context_page_description: The 1994 North American cold wave occurred over the midwestern United States, eastern United States, and southern Canada during January 1994. Two notable cold air events occurred from January 18–19 and from January 21–22. There were 67 minimum temperature records set on January 19. Indiana and Kentucky both set state records on January 19. The United States experienced its coldest temperature month since February 1934, although much of the West experienced mild temperatures. Washington and Idaho experienced the second-warmest January recorded in the previous 100 years.
  The eastern United States experienced a major snowfall that significantly delayed traffic.
  Over 100 deaths occurred in the United States as a result of the cold wave.
context_section_description: The 1994 North American cold wave occurred over the midwestern United States, eastern United States, and southern Canada during January 1994. Two notable cold air events occurred from January 18–19 and from January 21–22. There were 67 minimum temperature records set on January 19. Indiana and Kentucky both set state records on January 19. The United States experienced its coldest temperature month since February 1934, although much of the West experienced mild temperatures. Washington and Idaho experienced the second-warmest January recorded in the previous 100 years.
  The eastern United States experienced a major snowfall that significantly delayed traffic.
  Over 100 deaths occurred in the United States as a result of the cold wave.
caption: MERRA-2 Reanalysis over the Upper Midwest showing 2-Meter Temperatures and wind vectors on January 18, 1994, at 1 PM EST. Temperatures are in Fahrenheit.
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