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Cold/Wind Chill — Champaign, Illinois

January 20, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record

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Property damage

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Area

Champaign

Event narrative (NOAA)

An 18 year-old University of Illinois college student died from hypothermia during the early morning hours when air temperatures were around 3 below zero and wind-chill values ranged from 10 below to 15 below zero.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.