An arctic air mass with temperatures in the teens below zero spread across southeast Minnesota toward the end of January. These temperatures combined with wind speeds of 10 to 20 mph produced dangerously cold wind chills of 35 to 40 below during the morning of January 25th. Another round of dangerously cold wind chills occurred during the  morning of January 26th. Wind chills during this period dropped into the 35 to 45 below range. The coldest reported wind chill was 48 below at mesonet station near Canton (Fillmore County).

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 25-JAN-22 02:55:00 to 25-JAN-22 09:15:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills around 35 below zero occurred across Dodge County during the morning of January 25th. The coldest wind chill of 37 below occurred at a mesonet station east of Kasson.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FILLMORE, MINNESOTA
From 25-JAN-22 03:55:00 to 25-JAN-22 09:55:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Wind chills around 35 below occurred across Fillmore County during the morning of January 25th. The coldest wind chill of 36 below was reported by the automated weather observing equipment at the Preston airport.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 25-JAN-22 02:55:00 to 25-JAN-22 09:35:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills around 35 below zero occurred across Mower County during the morning of January 25th. The coldest wind chill of 39 below occurred at a mesonet station near Dexter.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 25-JAN-22 00:55:00 to 25-JAN-22 10:35:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills 35 to 40 below occurred across Olmsted County during the morning of January 25th. The coldest wind chill of 40 below was reported by the automated weather observing equipment at the Rochester airport.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 26-JAN-22 00:35:00 to 26-JAN-22 08:35:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 to 45 below occurred across Dodge County during the morning of January 26th. The coldest wind chill of 44 below was recorded by a mesonet station near Kasson.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FILLMORE, MINNESOTA
From 26-JAN-22 00:35:00 to 26-JAN-22 09:55:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 to 45 below occurred across Fillmore County during the morning of January 26th. The coldest wind chill of 48 below was recorded by a mesonet station near Canton.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 26-JAN-22 00:35:00 to 26-JAN-22 09:15:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 to 40 below occurred across Mower County during the morning of January 26th. The coldest wind chill of 40 below was recorded by a mesonet station near Dexter.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 26-JAN-22 00:55:00 to 26-JAN-22 09:55:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills of 35 to 45 below occurred across Olmsted County during the morning of January 26th. The coldest wind chill of 43 below was recorded by the automated weather observing equipment at the Rochester airport and by mesonet stations south of Eyota and near Stewartville.