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Lewiston, ID

46.375°N, 117.015°W · station LWSthr · 146 years of record
72°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lewiston.
72°SAT10/1765°SUN10/1865°MON10/1962°TUE10/2063°WED10/2162°THU10/2257°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Lewiston — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#18 / 133
warmest Oct 17 in 133 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 17 ever

79°F
set in 1901

Coolest Oct 17 ever

44°F
set in 1905
Forecast high 72°F — 18th warmest Oct 17 of 133 years · record 79°F (1901) · warmest since 2022.
1881: 59°F1882: 56°F1883: 54°F1884: 63°F1885: 61°F1894: 67°F1895: 74°F1899: 70°F1900: 70°F1901: 79°F1902: 62°F1903: 71°F1904: 57°F1905: 44°F1906: 59°F1907: 76°F1908: 53°F1909: 64°F1910: 60°F1911: 64°F1912: 64°F1913: 47°F1914: 60°F1915: 66°F1916: 76°F1917: 57°F1918: 57°F1919: 60°F1920: 54°F1921: 58°F1922: 73°F1923: 60°F1924: 71°F1925: 66°F1926: 69°F1927: 73°F1928: 69°F1929: 66°F1930: 50°F1931: 67°F1932: 64°F1934: 58°F1935: 71°F1936: 72°F1937: 63°F1938: 60°F1939: 56°F1940: 69°F1941: 70°F1942: 68°F1943: 60°F1944: 70°F1945: 57°F1946: 57°F1947: 62°F1948: 60°F1949: 51°F1950: 55°F1951: 55°F1952: 70°F1953: 68°F1954: 67°F1955: 68°F1956: 53°F1957: 59°F1958: 72°F1959: 73°F1960: 65°F1961: 60°F1962: 59°F1963: 76°F1964: 58°F1965: 58°F1966: 58°F1967: 69°F1968: 55°F1969: 57°F1970: 68°F1971: 55°F1972: 64°F1973: 75°F1974: 75°F1975: 72°F1976: 67°F1977: 66°F1978: 69°F1979: 63°F1980: 60°F1981: 63°F1982: 57°F1983: 52°F1984: 50°F1985: 63°F1986: 64°F1987: 67°F1988: 74°F1989: 67°F1990: 57°F1991: 57°F1992: 54°F1993: 59°F1994: 59°F1995: 55°F1996: 53°F1997: 70°F1998: 53°F1999: 58°F2000: 64°F2001: 57°F2002: 67°F2003: 71°F2004: 59°F2005: 78°F2006: 59°F2007: 51°F2008: 63°F2009: 75°F2010: 61°F2011: 60°F2012: 68°F2013: 62°F2014: 66°F2015: 75°F2016: 64°F2017: 73°F2018: 65°F2019: 60°F2020: 68°F2021: 78°F2022: 74°F2023: 67°F2024: 64°F2025: 68°F72° forecast4045505560657075801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1772°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record79°F
This-date rank#18 of 133
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record117°F (1939)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1881–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lewiston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1881–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan66°FJan 9, 1953-22°FJan 31, 1950
Feb72°FFeb 24, 1986-18°FFeb 12, 1884
Mar80°FMar 30, 19232°FMar 5, 1955
Apr98°FApr 28, 193920°FApr 19, 1966
May104°FMay 28, 193423°FMay 1, 1954
Jun115°FJun 29, 202134°FJun 1, 1951
Jul117°FJul 27, 193941°FJul 7, 1895
Aug115°FAug 4, 196141°FAug 20, 1945
Sep108°FSep 6, 194427°FSep 24, 1926
Oct94°FOct 5, 194315°FOct 31, 2002
Nov77°FNov 12, 1999-3°FNov 14, 1955
Dec67°FDec 12, 1921-23°FDec 13, 1919
All-time117°FJul 27, 1939-23°FDec 13, 1919

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Lewiston so far this year — through Oct 15.
No daily records set or tied yet at Lewiston in 2026.

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 8, 1882

Coldest high ever

-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1968
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan52°FJan 30, 1971-4°FJan 27, 1957
Feb53°FFeb 24, 1986-4°FFeb 4, 1883
Mar55°FMar 24, 202523°FMar 4, 1955
Apr59°FApr 28, 198741°FApr 7, 1953
May68°FMay 18, 189745°FMay 8, 1948
Jun79°FJun 29, 201550°FJun 7, 1950
Jul79°FJul 27, 192856°FJul 3, 1902
Aug82°FAug 8, 188258°FAug 19, 1918
Sep70°FSep 2, 201345°FSep 24, 1934
Oct63°FOct 4, 199028°FOct 30, 1935
Nov56°FNov 9, 199010°FNov 15, 1955
Dec56°FDec 26, 1980-8°FDec 30, 1968
All-time82°FAug 8, 1882-8°FDec 30, 1968

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

36 days
record run, ended Aug 22 1898

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Lewiston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 63°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 30°FFeb: 47°FFeb: 31°FMar: 55°FMar: 36°FApr: 62°FApr: 40°FMay: 72°FMay: 48°FJun: 79°FJun: 54°FJul: 90°FJul: 60°FAug: 90°FAug: 60°FSep: 79°FSep: 52°FOct: 63°FOct: 42°FNov: 48°FNov: 34°FDec: 40°FDec: 29°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:07 AM
Sunset5:00 PM
Solar noon11:33 AM
Daylight10h 53m · losing 23 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.38°N, 117.02°W

Nearby Stations

Pullman, WA25 mi NSpokane, WA89 mi NPendleton, OR99 mi WTri-Cities, WA100 mi WMcCall, ID111 mi SEBaker City, OR112 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Lewiston'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.
Lewiston, ID — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lewiston's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lewiston, ID — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1881

Each cell is one day's high at Lewiston, coloured by temperature — 146 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lewiston, ID daily high heat map 1881–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Lewiston — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
46 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 67th most in 146 years. Normal for this point: 43. Record: 80 in 1938.

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