A bitterly cold air mass with strong northerly winds resulted in a continuation from New Years Eve of dangerous wind chills from -35F to -45F across east central South Dakota into southwest Minnesota, with other areas reaching from -25F to -35F.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in KINGSBURY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: AWOS

A continuation of the extreme cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -35F at De Smet (site K6E5).

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Mesonet

A continuation of the extreme cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -36F at the South Dakota State Mesonet location near Oak Lake (site OAKS2).

Cold/Wind Chill in JERAULD, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: RAWS

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -36F 10 miles south-southwest of Wessington (site RHUS2). The coldest wind chills lasted for less than an hour.

Cold/Wind Chill in SANBORN, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -33F 3 miles east-southeast of Forestburg (site SD527).

Cold/Wind Chill in MINER, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -34F 1 mile west of Howard (site SD597).

Cold/Wind Chill in LAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: AWOS

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -33F at Madison (site KMDS).

Cold/Wind Chill in MINNEHAHA, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -35F at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System location 2 miles west of Dell Rapids (site SD520). The coldest wind chills lasted for less than an hour.

Cold/Wind Chill in MOODY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -34F at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System location 3 miles southeast of Montrose (site SD547).

Cold/Wind Chill in HANSON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -34F at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System location 3 miles east-northeast of Alexandria (site SD502).

Cold/Wind Chill in DAVISON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -32F at Mitchell (site KMHE).

Cold/Wind Chill in AURORA, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Mesonet

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -34F at a South Dakota State Mesonet location at White Lake (site WTES2).

Cold/Wind Chill in BRULE, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -33F at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System location near Kimball (site SD537).

Cold/Wind Chill in LINCOLN, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -29F at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System location 10 miles east of Davis (site SD519).

Cold/Wind Chill in TURNER, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -35F at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System location 5 miles south of Freeman (site SD530). The coldest wind chills lasted less than an hour.

Cold/Wind Chill in HUTCHINSON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -32F at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System location 1 mile northwest of Tripp (site SD570).

Cold/Wind Chill in DOUGLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -32F at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System location 1 mile northwest of Tripp (site SD570) and -30 at a South Dakota State Mesonet location at Parkston (site PSTS2).

Cold/Wind Chill in GREGORY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: AWOS

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -31F at Gregory (site K9D1).

Cold/Wind Chill in CHARLES MIX, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: RAWS

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -31F 7 miles west of Geddes (site RLAS2).

Cold/Wind Chill in BON HOMME, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -31F at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System location 5 miles east-southeast of Tyndall (site SD571).

Cold/Wind Chill in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: AWOS

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -31F at Yankton (site KYKN).

Cold/Wind Chill in CLAY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Mesonet

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -29F at a South Dakota Mesonet station 5 miles southeast of Centerville (site BFMS2).

Cold/Wind Chill in UNION, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -30F at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System location 3 miles south-southwest of Beresford (site SD508).

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MOODY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the extreme cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -38F at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System location 13 miles west of Ward (site SD577).

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BEADLE, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-22 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

A continuation of the extreme cold from December, wind chills reached as low as -38F at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System location near Wolsey (site SD582).