Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across northeast Iowa 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 54 below from a mesonet reporting station in Monona (Clayton County). Almost all the schools across northeast Iowa closed January 6th and most were closed again on the 7th or delayed the start of classes.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FAYETTE, IOWA
From 05-JAN-14 19:15:00 to 07-JAN-14 00:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Fayette County from the evening of January 5th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 52 below from a mesonet reporting station near Arlington.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FLOYD, IOWA
From 05-JAN-14 18:15:00 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 Floyd County from the evening of January 5th into the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 50 below from the automated weather observing system at the Charles City airport.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HOWARD, IOWA
From 05-JAN-14 19:10:00 to 06-JAN-14 23:05:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Howard County from the evening of January 5th into the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 43 below from a mesonet reporting station near Cresco.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MITCHELL, IOWA
From 05-JAN-14 17:40:00 to 06-JAN-14 21:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Mitchell County from the evening of January 5th into the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 51 below from a mesonet reporting station in Saint Ansgar.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CHICKASAW, IOWA
From 05-JAN-14 19:00:00 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 Chickasaw County from the evening of January 5th into the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 48 below from a mesonet reporting station near Ionia.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ALLAMAKEE, IOWA
From 05-JAN-14 21:50:00 to 06-JAN-14 21:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Allamakee County from the evening of January 5th into the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 41 below from a mesonet reporting station in Postville.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WINNESHIEK, IOWA
From 05-JAN-14 21:15:00 to 06-JAN-14 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Winneshiek County from the evening of January 5th into the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 47 below from a mesonet reporting station Decorah.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CLAYTON, IOWA
From 05-JAN-14 21:15:00 to 06-JAN-14 23:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Clayton County from the evening of January 5th into the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 54 below from a mesonet reporting station in Monona.