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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Cambria, Pennsylvania
January 20, 2025 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
An extended period of well-below average temperatures across Cambria County allowed for wind chills to generally range between -15 to -20 degrees during the early morning hours of January 21, 2025 with temperatures remaining well-below average throughout the daytime hours. Colder air began to settle in during the evening hours of January 21st with temperatures dropping steadily overnight, allowing for wind chills to range between -20 and -25 degrees across much of the county. The lowest wind chill across the county was reported at Johnstown Airport, where a wind chill of -25 degrees was observed during the early morning hours of January 22, 2025. In Johnstown, one fatality was reported when a 59-year-old man froze in his residence, found after a welfare check. The temperature inside the ho
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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.