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Coldest Wind Chill Temperatures By Winter Season

Winter Season Date Wind Chill
1972-1973 1/10/1973 -4
1973-1974 12/21/1973 -14
1974-1975 2/9/1975 -9
1975-1976 1/8/1976 -16
1976-1977 1/11/1977 -31
1977-1978 1/26/1978 -28
1978-1979 1/2/1979 -18
1979-1980 2/1/1980 -11
1980-1981 2/11/1981 -23
1981-1982 1/10/1982 -36
1982-1983 12/12/1982 4
1983-1984 12/25/1983 -26
1984-1985 1/20/1985 -37
1985-1986 1/27/1986 -18
1986-1987 11/13/1986   11/24/1987 -1
1987-1988 2/6/1988 -12
1988-1989 2/5/1989 -8
1989-1990 12/22/1989 -33
1990-1991 12/23/1990 -8
1991-1992 1/16/1992 -2
1992-1993 2/18/1993 -13
1993-1994 1/19/1994 -20
1994-1995 1/4/1995 -16
1995-1996 2/3/1996 -28
1996-1997 1/11/1997 -19
1997-1998 3/12/1998 2
1998-1999 1/4/1999 -7
1999-2000 1/24/2000 1
2000-2001 12/17/2000 1/2/2001 -14
2001-2002

1/1/2002 
3/4/2002

0
2002-2003 1/23/2003 -17
2003-2004 1/31/2004 -6
2004-2005 12/23/2004 -19
2005-2006 12/9/2005   2/18/2006 -8
2006-2007 2/5/2007 0
2007-2008 1/19/2008   1/20/2008 -2
2008-2009 1/15/2009 -11
2009-2010 1/9/2010    1/10/2010 -9
2010-2011 2/10/2011 -10
2011-2012 1/12/2012   2/12/2012 7
2012-2013 2/1/2013 1
2013-2014 1/6/2014 -22
2014-2015 2/19/2015 -28
2015-2016 1/18/2016 -7
2016-2017 1/7/2017 -6
2017-2018 1/2/2018 -15
2018-2019 1/30/2019 -6
2019-2020 2/14/2020 -3
2020-2021 2/14/2021
2/15/2021
-13
2021-2022 1/20/2022 -5
2022-2023 12/23/2022 -27

 

Period of Record: January 1, 1973 - December 28, 2022

All wind chills calculated using new formula developed in 2001.

 

All Subzero Wind Chill Days on Record

There have been 331 days on record, from 1973-2018, with subzero wind chill readings in Cape Girardeau, MO. 

Averaged out over 46 years, yields around 7 subzero wind chill days per winter season.

7 of the 46 winter seasons observed no subzero wind chills.

Date Wind Chill
1/20/1985 -37
1/10/1982 -36
12/22/1989 -33
1/11/1977 -31
2/19/2015 -28
2/3/1996 -28
1/26/1978 -28
1/17/1982 -27
12/23/1989 -27
12/23/2022 -27
12/25/1983 -26
12/21/1989 -26
12/22/2022 -26
12/24/1983 -25
1/11/1982 -24
1/21/1985 -24
1/10/1977 -24
1/16/1977 -24
2/4/1996 -23
2/11/1981 -23
1/6/2014 -22
1/16/1982 -22
1/19/1984 -21
1/19/1985 -21
1/19/1994 -20
2/2/1996 -20
12/31/1976 -20
1/19/1977 -20
12/23/2004 -19
1/11/1997 -19
2/3/1985 -19
1/29/1977 -19
12/19/1983 -18
2/1/1985 -18
1/27/1986 -18
1/2/1979 -18
1/23/2003 -17
12/24/2004 -17
2/9/1979 -17
2/15/2021 -16
2/14/2021 -16
3/6/2015 -16
1/4/1995 -16
1/13/1997 -16
1/14/1982 -16
12/30/1983 -16
1/8/1976 -16
1/18/1977 -16
2/16/2021 -15
2/17/2015 -15
2/18/2015 -15
1/2/2018 -15
12/23/1983 -15
12/29/1983 -15
12/30/1976 -15
1/8/1979 -15
12/17/2000 -14
1/2/2001 -14
1/21/1994 -14
1/10/1997 -14
1/18/1984 -14
12/21/1973 -14
1/28/1977 -14
1/31/1977 -14
1/9/1978 -14
1/1/2018 -13
1/1/2001 -13
2/18/1993 -13
12/9/1995 -13
12/18/1983 -13
1/21/1984 -13
1/31/1985 -13
1/1/1974 -13
1/28/1978 -13
1/15/1979 -13
2/19/2021 -12
1/7/2014 -12
12/22/2000 -12
1/3/2001 -12
1/24/2003 -12
1/15/1994 -12
2/6/1988 -12
12/16/1989 -12
1/12/1977 -12
1/27/1978 -12
2/6/1978 -12
1/14/1979 -12
1/5/2014 -11
3/3/2014 -11
2/16/2015 -11
1/15/2009 -11
1/7/1996 -11
1/31/1996 -11
2/5/1996 -11
1/18/1997 -11
2/1/1980 -11
2/6/1982 -11
1/20/1984 -11
12/25/1985 -11
1/7/1976 -11
1/17/1977 -11
1/10/1978 -11
1/23/1978 -11
1/25/1978 -11
1/10/1979 -11
2/18/2021 -10
2/10/2011 -10
1/23/2014 -10
12/25/2000 -10
2/8/2003 -10
1/16/1994 -10
12/10/1995 -10
1/12/1997 -10
1/17/1997 -10
2/7/1982 -10
12/26/1983 -10
12/15/1989 -10
12/24/1989 -10
1/13/1977 -10
1/22/1977 -10
1/11/1979 -10
2/5/1979 -10
1/9/2010 -9
1/10/2010 -9
1/16/2018 -9
12/19/2000 -9
1/17/2003 -9
1/17/1994 -9
1/19/1996 -9
1/30/1996 -9
1/16/1997 -9
1/28/1997 -9
2/2/1985 -9
2/9/1975 -9
1/21/1978 -9
1/29/1978 -9
1/9/1979 -9
2/1/1979 -9
2/8/1979 -9
12/24/2022 -8
2/13/2021 -8
12/12/2013 -8
1/28/2014 -8
2/11/2014 -8
12/31/2017 -8
12/9/2005 -8
2/18/2006 -8
12/23/1990 -8
1/8/1996 -8
1/18/1996 -8
1/14/1997 -8
3/2/1980 -8
12/18/1981 -8
2/6/1984 -8
12/7/1984 -8
1/10/1988 -8
2/5/1989 -8
1/1/1977 -8
1/8/1978 -8
12/25/2022 -7
1/8/2010 -7
3/2/2014 -7
1/8/2015 -7
1/18/2016 -7
12/27/2017 -7
1/4/2018 -7
1/18/2003 -7
12/21/2008 -7
12/22/2008 -7
1/16/2009 -7
3/8/1996 -7
1/4/1999 -7
1/12/1981 -7
2/10/1982 -7
12/20/1983 -7
12/22/1983 -7
1/22/1985 -7
1/8/1988 -7
2/5/1988 -7
3/4/1978 -7
12/17/1979 -7
1/30/2019 -6
12/13/2010 -6
2/11/2011 -6
1/24/2014 -6
2/23/2015 -6
1/7/2017 -6
12/20/2000 -6
12/21/2000 -6
1/31/2004 -6
12/25/1980 -6
12/31/1983 -6
1/2/1974 -6
12/10/1977 -6
2/8/1978 -6
3/5/1978 -6
1/20/2022 -5
1/31/2010 -5
1/21/2011 -5
1/7/2015 -5
2/27/2015 -5
1/6/2018 -5
12/16/2000 -5
1/19/2003 -5
1/6/2004 -5
1/30/2004 -5
12/8/2005 -5
12/24/1990 -5
2/15/1991 -5
2/12/1995 -5
1/6/1996 -5
1/31/1980 -5
3/1/1980 -5
2/12/1981 -5
2/9/1982 -5
2/5/1984 -5
1/26/1986 -5
12/31/1973 -5
12/18/1975 -5
1/9/1977 -5
2/7/1977 -5
1/2/1978 -5
2/7/1978 -5
1/25/1979 -5
1/31/1979 -5
3/4/2019 -4
2/20/2021 -4
1/4/2010 -4
12/7/2013 -4
12/11/2013 -4
2/10/2014 -4
12/19/2016 -4
1/22/2003 -4
12/22/1990 -4
12/30/1990 -4
12/31/1990 -4
12/22/1998 -4
12/20/1980 -4
1/9/1982 -4
1/18/1982 -4
1/22/1984 -4
1/26/1985 -4
2/7/1985 -4
12/14/1985 -4
12/18/1985 -4
2/11/1986 -4
1/10/1973 -4
1/12/1974 -4
1/9/1976 -4
1/30/1977 -4
2/9/1978 -4
2/14/2020 -3
1/5/2010 -3
1/7/2010 -3
1/30/2010 -3
2/9/2011 -3
2/15/2015 -3
12/18/2016 -3
1/6/2017 -3
1/17/2018 -3
1/18/2018 -3
12/24/2000 -3
12/28/2000 -3
12/22/2004 -3
2/19/2006 -3
2/8/1995 -3
1/9/1999 -3
1/17/1981 -3
2/10/1981 -3
12/19/1981 -3
1/25/1985 -3
2/15/1986 -3
1/9/1988 -3
2/11/1988 -3
2/4/1989 -3
2/23/1989 -3
12/20/1989 -3
12/21/1976 -3
1/15/1977 -3
12/6/1977 -3
12/9/1977 -3
1/1/1979 -3
1/29/1979 -3
12/16/1979 -3
2/7/2021 -2
1/7/2022 -2
2/17/2021 -2
12/12/2010 -2
1/27/2014 -2
2/6/2014 -2
2/7/2014 -2
11/18/2014 -2
1/10/2016 -2
12/28/2017 -2
12/30/2017 -2
1/12/2018 -2
1/15/2018 -2
12/11/2000 -2
2/2/2001 -2
2/25/2003 -2
1/16/2005 -2
1/17/2005 -2
12/10/2005 -2
1/19/2008 -2
1/20/2008 -2
2/3/2009 -2
1/4/1991 -2
1/16/1992 -2
2/17/1993 -2
1/7/1994 -2
1/20/1994 -2
2/2/1981 -2
2/3/1981 -2
12/17/1981 -2
2/4/1982 -2
1/12/1985 -2
1/13/1985 -2
12/24/1985 -2
1/5/1988 -2
12/22/1973 -2
1/4/1976 -2
12/29/1976 -2
1/3/1979 -2
2/4/1979 -2
2/10/1979 -2
1/26/2022 -1
2/12/2021 -1
1/6/2010 -1
12/24/2013 -1
1/17/2016 -1
12/12/2000 -1
12/30/2000 -1
12/5/2002 -1
1/27/2003 -1
12/27/2004 -1
1/15/1992 -1
1/8/1994 -1
12/19/1996 -1
2/17/1980 -1
1/5/1981 -1
1/26/1982 -1
12/6/1984 -1
2/4/1985 -1
12/13/1985 -1
11/13/1986 -1
1/24/1987 -1
12/12/1989 -1
1/2/1977 -1
2/1/1977 -1
1/17/1978 -1
2/5/1978 -1

 

Period of Record: January 1, 1973 - December 28, 2022

 

Listing of Subzero Wind Chill Days By Year
 
The record for most consecutive days with subzero wind chills is 7 days:
January 4-10, 2010 (coldest wind chill -9)
 
Date Wind Chill
1/10/1973 -4
12/21/1973 -14
12/22/1973 -2
12/31/1973 -5
1/1/1974 -13
1/2/1974 -6
1/12/1974 -4
2/9/1975 -9
12/18/1975 -5
1/4/1976 -2
1/7/1976 -11
1/8/1976 -16
1/9/1976 -4
12/21/1976 -3
12/29/1976 -2
12/30/1976 -15
12/31/1976 -20
1/1/1977 -8
1/2/1977 -1
1/9/1977 -5
1/10/1977 -24
1/11/1977 -31
1/12/1977 -12
1/13/1977 -10
1/15/1977 -3
1/16/1977 -24
1/17/1977 -11
1/18/1977 -16
1/19/1977 -20
1/22/1977 -10
1/28/1977 -14
1/29/1977 -19
1/30/1977 -4
1/31/1977 -14
2/1/1977 -1
2/7/1977 -5
12/6/1977 -3
12/9/1977 -3
12/10/1977 -6
1/2/1978 -5
1/8/1978 -8
1/9/1978 -14
1/10/1978 -11
1/17/1978 -1
1/21/1978 -9
1/23/1978 -11
1/25/1978 -11
1/26/1978 -28
1/27/1978 -12
1/28/1978 -13
1/29/1978 -9
2/5/1978 -1
2/6/1978 -12
2/7/1978 -5
2/8/1978 -6
2/9/1978 -4
3/4/1978 -7
3/5/1978 -6
1/1/1979 -3
1/2/1979 -18
1/3/1979 -2
1/8/1979 -15
1/9/1979 -9
1/10/1979 -11
1/11/1979 -10
1/14/1979 -12
1/15/1979 -13
1/25/1979 -5
1/29/1979 -3
1/31/1979 -5
2/1/1979 -9
2/4/1979 -2
2/5/1979 -10
2/8/1979 -9
2/9/1979 -17
2/10/1979 -2
12/16/1979 -3
12/17/1979 -7
1/31/1980 -5
2/1/1980 -11
2/17/1980 -1
3/1/1980 -5
3/2/1980 -8
12/20/1980 -4
12/25/1980 -6
1/5/1981 -1
1/12/1981 -7
1/17/1981 -3
2/2/1981 -2
2/3/1981 -2
2/10/1981 -3
2/11/1981 -23
2/12/1981 -5
12/17/1981 -2
12/18/1981 -8
12/19/1981 -3
1/9/1982 -4
1/10/1982 -36
1/11/1982 -24
1/14/1982 -16
1/16/1982 -22
1/17/1982 -27
1/18/1982 -4
1/26/1982 -1
2/4/1982 -2
2/6/1982 -11
2/7/1982 -10
2/9/1982 -5
2/10/1982 -7
12/18/1983 -13
12/19/1983 -18
12/20/1983 -7
12/22/1983 -7
12/23/1983 -15
12/24/1983 -25
12/25/1983 -26
12/26/1983 -10
12/29/1983 -15
12/30/1983 -16
12/31/1983 -6
1/18/1984 -14
1/19/1984 -21
1/20/1984 -11
1/21/1984 -13
1/22/1984 -4
2/5/1984 -5
2/6/1984 -8
12/6/1984 -1
12/7/1984 -8
1/12/1985 -2
1/13/1985 -2
1/19/1985 -21
1/20/1985 -37
1/21/1985 -24
1/22/1985 -7
1/25/1985 -3
1/26/1985 -4
1/31/1985 -13
2/1/1985 -18
2/2/1985 -9
2/3/1985 -19
2/4/1985 -1
2/7/1985 -4
12/13/1985 -1
12/14/1985 -4
12/18/1985 -4
12/24/1985 -2
12/25/1985 -11
1/26/1986 -5
1/27/1986 -18
2/11/1986 -4
2/15/1986 -3
11/13/1986 -1
1/24/1987 -1
1/5/1988 -2
1/8/1988 -7
1/9/1988 -3
1/10/1988 -8
2/5/1988 -7
2/6/1988 -12
2/11/1988 -3
2/4/1989 -3
2/5/1989 -8
2/23/1989 -3
12/12/1989 -1
12/15/1989 -10
12/16/1989 -12
12/20/1989 -3
12/21/1989 -26
12/22/1989 -33
12/23/1989 -27
12/24/1989 -10
12/22/1990 -4
12/23/1990 -8
12/24/1990 -5
12/30/1990 -4
12/31/1990 -4
1/4/1991 -2
2/15/1991 -5
1/15/1992 -1
1/16/1992 -2
2/17/1993 -2
2/18/1993 -13
1/7/1994 -2
1/8/1994 -1
1/15/1994 -12
1/16/1994 -10
1/17/1994 -9
1/19/1994 -20
1/20/1994 -2
1/21/1994 -14
1/4/1995 -16
2/8/1995 -3
2/12/1995 -5
12/9/1995 -13
12/10/1995 -10
1/6/1996 -5
1/7/1996 -11
1/8/1996 -8
1/18/1996 -8
1/19/1996 -9
1/30/1996 -9
1/31/1996 -11
2/2/1996 -20
2/3/1996 -28
2/4/1996 -23
2/5/1996 -11
3/8/1996 -7
12/19/1996 -1
1/10/1997 -14
1/11/1997 -19
1/12/1997 -10
1/13/1997 -16
1/14/1997 -8
1/16/1997 -9
1/17/1997 -10
1/18/1997 -11
1/28/1997 -9
12/22/1998 -4
1/4/1999 -7
1/9/1999 -3
12/11/2000 -2
12/12/2000 -1
12/16/2000 -5
12/17/2000 -14
12/19/2000 -9
12/20/2000 -6
12/21/2000 -6
12/22/2000 -12
12/24/2000 -3
12/25/2000 -10
12/28/2000 -3
12/30/2000 -1
1/1/2001 -13
1/2/2001 -14
1/3/2001 -12
2/2/2001 -2
12/5/2002 -1
1/17/2003 -9
1/18/2003 -7
1/19/2003 -5
1/22/2003 -4
1/23/2003 -17
1/24/2003 -12
1/27/2003 -1
2/8/2003 -10
2/25/2003 -2
1/6/2004 -5
1/30/2004 -5
1/31/2004 -6
12/22/2004 -3
12/23/2004 -19
12/24/2004 -17
12/27/2004 -1
1/16/2005 -2
1/17/2005 -2
12/8/2005 -5
12/9/2005 -8
12/10/2005 -2
2/18/2006 -8
2/19/2006 -3
1/19/2008 -2
1/20/2008 -2
12/21/2008 -7
12/22/2008 -7
1/15/2009 -11
1/16/2009 -7
2/3/2009 -2
1/4/2010 -4
1/5/2010 -3
1/6/2010 -1
1/7/2010 -3
1/8/2010 -7
1/9/2010 -9
1/10/2010 -9
1/30/2010 -3
1/31/2010 -5
12/12/2010 -2
12/13/2010 -6
1/21/2011 -5
2/9/2011 -3
2/10/2011 -10
2/11/2011 -6
12/7/2013 -4
12/11/2013 -4
12/12/2013 -8
12/24/2013 -1
1/5/2014 -11
1/6/2014 -22
1/7/2014 -12
1/23/2014 -10
1/24/2014 -6
1/27/2014 -2
1/28/2014 -8
2/6/2014 -2
2/7/2014 -2
2/10/2014 -4
2/11/2014 -8
3/2/2014 -7
3/3/2014 -11
11/18/2014 -2
1/7/2015 -5
1/8/2015 -7
2/15/2015 -3
2/16/2015 -11
2/17/2015 -15
2/18/2015 -15
2/19/2015 -28
2/23/2015 -6
2/27/2015 -5
3/6/2015 -16
1/10/2016 -2
1/17/2016 -1
1/18/2016 -7
12/18/2016 -3
12/19/2016 -4
1/6/2017 -3
1/7/2017 -6
12/27/2017 -7
12/28/2017 -2
12/30/2017 -2
12/31/2017 -8
1/1/2018 -13
1/2/2018 -15
1/4/2018 -7
1/6/2018 -5
1/12/2018 -2
1/15/2018 -2
1/16/2018 -9
1/17/2018 -3
1/18/2018 -3
1/30/2019 -6
3/4/2019 -4
2/14/2020 -3
2/7/2021 -2
2/12/2021 -1
2/13/2021 -8
2/14/2021 -16
2/15/2021 -16
2/16/2021 -15
2/17/2021 -2
2/18/2021 -10
2/19/2021 -12
2/20/2021 -4
1/7/2022 -2
1/20/2022 -5
1/26/2022 -1
12/22/2022 -26
12/23/2022 -27
12/24/2022 -8
12/25/2022 -7

 

Period of Record: January 1, 1973 - December 28, 2022