Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across western Wisconsin from the evening of January 5th into the late evening of the 6th or early morning of the 7th. The coldest wind chills of 40 to 55 below occurred on the morning of the 6th. These dangerous wind chills occurred behind a strong cold front that moved across the region on January 4th and 5th which dropped the air temperatures well below zero with strong northwest winds. The lowest recorded wind chill was 53 below from a mesonet reporting station in Friendship (Adams County). Almost all the schools across western Wisconsin closed January 6th and most of the schools were closed again on the 7th or delayed the start of classes.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ADAMS, WISCONSIN
From 06-JAN-14 00:30:00 to 07-JAN-14 03:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Adams County from the early morning of January 6th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 53 below from a mesonet reporting station in Friendship.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BUFFALO, WISCONSIN
From 05-JAN-14 23:30:00 to 07-JAN-14 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Buffalo County from the evening of January 5th into the early morning of the 7th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CLARK, WISCONSIN
From 05-JAN-14 22:10:00 to 07-JAN-14 06:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Clark County from the evening of January 5th into the morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 43 below from a mesonet reporting station near Neillsville.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CRAWFORD, WISCONSIN
From 05-JAN-14 22:55:00 to 07-JAN-14 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Crawford County from the evening of January 5th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 50 below from a mesonet reporting station near Mt. Sterling.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in GRANT, WISCONSIN
From 06-JAN-14 03:53:00 to 06-JAN-14 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Grant County from the early morning into the evening of January 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 47 below from the automated weather observing system at the Platteville airport.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in JACKSON, WISCONSIN
From 06-JAN-14 02:15:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Jackson County from the early morning of January 6th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 48 below from the automated weather observing equipment at the Black River Falls airport.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in JUNEAU, WISCONSIN
From 05-JAN-14 23:58:00 to 07-JAN-14 04:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Juneau County from the evening of January 5th into the early morning of the 7th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MONROE, WISCONSIN
From 06-JAN-14 00:55:00 to 06-JAN-14 13:15:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Monroe County from the early morning into the afternoon of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 44 below from the automated weather observing equipment at the Sparta airport.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
From 05-JAN-14 23:53:00 to 06-JAN-14 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across La Crosse County from the evening of January 5th into the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 48 below from the automated weather observing equipment at the La Crosse airport.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TAYLOR, WISCONSIN
From 05-JAN-14 21:15:00 to 07-JAN-14 10:15:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Taylor County from the evening of January 5th into the morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 51 below from a mesonet reporting station near Lublin and the automated weather observing equipment at the Medford airport.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in RICHLAND, WISCONSIN
From 06-JAN-14 01:56:00 to 06-JAN-14 22:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Richland County from the early morning  into the evening of January 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 45 below from a mesonet reporting station near Richland Center.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TREMPEALEAU, WISCONSIN
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Trempealeau County from the early morning of January 6th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 37 below from a mesonet reporting station near Galesville.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in VERNON, WISCONSIN
From 05-JAN-14 22:35:00 to 06-JAN-14 22:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Vernon County from the evening of January 5th into the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 46 below from the automated weather observing equipment at the Viroqua airport.