I don't like the sounds out there

Because I have, up until this house, always lived in houses that were built around 1910 or earlier, I've always heard the wind howl.  It's not been unusual to actually hear the windows rattle from the wind.  I recognize that is a lack of energy efficiency, but I do love older houses with character.  Since we moved here though, while this house is still 50 years old and not air tight either, it's definitely different than before.  Today though, I can hear that wind howling again.  I am very disappointed that negative wind chills do not warrant a school delay, and there is no way in you-know-what that my children are waiting out for the bus in those temperatures.  I checked earlier and it felt like -9, but when I just checked again it had actually dropped to -11.  Tonight and tomorrow are supposed to be even worse.  Given my ramped up emotions this morning, the howling just sounds haunting.