Idaho · THREADEX · 1895–2026

Challis, ID

44.523°N, 114.216°W · station LLJthr · 132 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 13

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Challis.
96°MON7/1391°TUE7/1491°WED7/1593°THU7/1692°FRI7/1793°SAT7/1892°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 13

Today ranks

#7 / 109
warmest Jul 13 in 109 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 13 ever

101°F
set in 2002

Coolest Jul 13 ever

72°F
set in 1952

Hottest Jul 13 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 13 at Challis. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
72861011897: 98°F1899: 91°F1900: 90°F1914: 91°F1915: 83°F1916: 91°F1917: 87°F1918: 81°F1919: 87°F1920: 78°F1921: 89°F1922: 90°F1923: 82°F1924: 74°F1925: 93°F1927: 84°F1928: 88°F1929: 91°F1930: 89°F1931: 92°F1932: 75°F1933: 93°F1934: 86°F1935: 92°F1936: 81°F1937: 83°F1938: 89°F1939: 94°F1940: 95°F1941: 79°F1942: 88°F1943: 79°F1944: 83°F1945: 86°F1946: 88°F1947: 91°F1948: 81°F1949: 88°F1950: 87°F1951: 93°F1952: 72°F1953: 91°F1954: 94°F1955: 88°F1956: 85°F1957: 88°F1958: 83°F1959: 91°F1960: 93°F1961: 89°F1962: 78°F1963: 86°F1964: 93°F1965: 80°F1966: 90°F1967: 95°F1968: 92°F1969: 85°F1970: 87°F1971: 87°F1972: 92°F1973: 88°F1974: 93°F1975: 88°F1976: 92°F1977: 88°F1978: 89°F1980: 86°F1981: 83°F1982: 86°F1983: 89°F1984: 87°F1985: 77°F1986: 81°F1987: 78°F1988: 80°F1989: 83°F1990: 91°F1991: 94°F1992: 77°F1993: 74°F1994: 83°F1999: 96°F2000: 95°F2001: 86°F2002: 101°F2003: 90°F2004: 91°F2005: 99°F2006: 89°F2007: 95°F2008: 87°F2009: 72°F2010: 79°F2011: 82°F2012: 95°F2013: 88°F2014: 95°F2015: 75°F2016: 77°F2017: 97°F2018: 99°F2019: 91°F2020: 88°F2021: 91°F2022: 93°F2023: 87°F2024: 98°F2025: 94°F96° forecast189720252002

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1396°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record101°F
This-date rank#7 of 109
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record103°F (1961)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1895–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Challis in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan60°F1898-33°F1949
Feb65°F1950-31°F1933
Mar75°F2026-16°F1922
Apr87°F19153°F1936
May96°F200315°F1915
Jun100°F199224°F1920
Jul103°F196431°F1955
Aug103°F196120°F1927
Sep99°F202217°F1926
Oct89°F1927-4°F2002
Nov75°F1937-17°F1985
Dec63°F2021-34°F1983
All-time103°F1961-34°F1983

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Challis so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (75°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

4 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

29 days
record run, ended Aug 2 2018

So far in 2026

6 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Challis's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Jan: 30°FJan: 10°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 16°FMar: 50°FMar: 25°FApr: 58°FApr: 30°FMay: 67°FMay: 39°FJun: 77°FJun: 45°FJul: 88°FJul: 51°FAug: 86°FAug: 49°FSep: 75°FSep: 41°FOct: 59°FOct: 31°FNov: 42°FNov: 20°FDec: 30°FDec: 10°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:04 AM
Sunset7:21 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight15h 16m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.52°N, 114.22°W

Nearby Stations

Stanley, ID42 mi SWMcCall, ID95 mi WBoise, ID120 mi SWJerome, ID124 mi SPocatello, ID137 mi SEBurley, ID138 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Challis's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Challis, ID — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Challis's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Challis, ID — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1895

Each cell is one day's high at Challis, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Challis, ID daily high heat map 1895–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Challis — counted through Jul 13 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
6 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 44th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 5. Record: 28 in 2021.

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