Bitter cold arctic air with temperatures of 10 to 25 below zero, and winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph, resulted in wind chills of 40 to 60 below zero. These conditions began across west and central North Dakota Monday night the 28th and continued into Wednesday afternoon the 30th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LOGAN, NORTH DAKOTA
From 29-JAN-08 01:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 30 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 52 below zero at Gackle.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MCHENRY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 22:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 53 below zero at Karlsruhe.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MCINTOSH, NORTH DAKOTA
From 29-JAN-08 01:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to around 50 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 30 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 53 below zero at Wishek.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MCKENZIE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 20:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to around 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 30 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 58 below zero at Grassy Butte.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MCLEAN, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 21:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 55 below zero at Turtle Lake.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MERCER, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to around 50 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 30 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 51 below zero at Hazen.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BURKE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 21:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 45 to 60 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 60 below zero at Bowbells.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FOSTER, NORTH DAKOTA
From 29-JAN-08 00:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 54 below zero at Carrington.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in GOLDEN VALLEY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 22:00:00 to 29-JAN-08 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 15 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 54 below zero at Beach.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BILLINGS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 21:00:00 to 29-JAN-08 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 45 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 58 below zero at Fryberg.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 54 below zero at Bottineau.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA
From 29-JAN-08 03:00:00 to 29-JAN-08 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 40 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 54 below zero at Bowman.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BURLEIGH, NORTH DAKOTA
From 29-JAN-08 04:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 45 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 44 below zero at Bismarck.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DICKEY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 29-JAN-08 08:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 45 mph persisted for over 18 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 44 below zero at Oakes.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DIVIDE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 19:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 45 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 40 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 56 below zero at Crosby.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DUNN, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 21:00:00 to 29-JAN-08 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for around 18 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 51 below zero at Killdeer.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in EMMONS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 29-JAN-08 02:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 52 below zero at Linton.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in GRANT, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 24 hours.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HETTINGER, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 29-JAN-08 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 12 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 53 below zero at Mott.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in KIDDER, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 55 below zero at Robinson.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LA MOURE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 29-JAN-08 03:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 45 mph persisted for over 24 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 49 below zero at Edgeley.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WELLS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 29-JAN-08 00:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to around 50 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 51 below zero at Harvey.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WILLIAMS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 19:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 45 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 53 below zero at Williston.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ADAMS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 29-JAN-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 45 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 53 below zero at Hettinger.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SHERIDAN, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 22:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 52 below zero at Denhoff.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SIOUX, NORTH DAKOTA
From 29-JAN-08 02:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 24 hours.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SLOPE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 22:00:00 to 29-JAN-08 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 15 hours.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in STARK, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 21:00:00 to 29-JAN-08 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for around 16 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 55 below zero at Dickinson.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in STUTSMAN, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 22:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 55 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 54 below zero at Jamestown.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WARD, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 20:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to near 60 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 55 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 58 below zero at Berthold.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MORTON, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 45 mph persisted for over 25 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 53 below zero at Mandan.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MOUNTRAIL, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 20:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to near 60 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 59 below zero at Ross.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MERCER, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to around 50 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 30 hours.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PIERCE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 55 below zero at Rugby.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in RENVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 28-JAN-08 22:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to around 55 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for over 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 56 below zero at Mohall.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ROLETTE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 29-JAN-08 00:00:00 to 30-JAN-08 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 30 to 50 mph persisted for 36 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 50 below zero at Rolla.