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Challis, ID

44.523°N, 114.216°W · station LLJthr · 132 years of record
43°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Challis.
47°WED9/245°THU9/344°FRI9/444°SAT9/548°SUN9/648°MON9/743°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#53 / 107
coldest Sep 8 in 107 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

28°F
set in 1922

Mildest Sep 8 ever

58°F
set in 1951
Forecast low 43°F — 53rd coldest Sep 8 of 107 years · record 28°F (1922) · coldest since 2025.
1899: 47°F1914: 30°F1915: 42°F1916: 37°F1917: 39°F1918: 47°F1919: 41°F1920: 40°F1921: 36°F1922: 28°F1923: 42°F1925: 48°F1926: 38°F1927: 36°F1928: 40°F1929: 32°F1930: 41°F1931: 55°F1932: 41°F1933: 35°F1934: 46°F1935: 40°F1936: 41°F1937: 47°F1938: 45°F1939: 36°F1940: 47°F1941: 32°F1942: 49°F1943: 39°F1944: 45°F1945: 38°F1946: 41°F1947: 34°F1948: 35°F1949: 43°F1950: 56°F1951: 58°F1952: 42°F1953: 45°F1954: 41°F1955: 51°F1956: 44°F1957: 48°F1958: 50°F1959: 55°F1960: 51°F1961: 45°F1962: 33°F1963: 57°F1964: 45°F1965: 46°F1966: 50°F1967: 47°F1968: 47°F1969: 46°F1970: 43°F1971: 38°F1972: 40°F1973: 48°F1974: 46°F1975: 44°F1976: 31°F1978: 40°F1979: 50°F1980: 48°F1981: 48°F1982: 48°F1983: 50°F1984: 38°F1985: 48°F1986: 47°F1987: 47°F1988: 55°F1989: 42°F1990: 46°F1991: 54°F1992: 29°F1993: 45°F1994: 46°F1995: 41°F1999: 35°F2000: 36°F2001: 32°F2002: 32°F2003: 48°F2004: 40°F2005: 42°F2006: 45°F2007: 41°F2008: 43°F2009: 33°F2010: 46°F2011: 46°F2012: 41°F2013: 47°F2015: 34°F2016: 38°F2017: 54°F2018: 53°F2019: 52°F2020: 42°F2021: 48°F2022: 51°F2023: 47°F2024: 48°F2025: 43°F43° forecast253035404550556019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 843°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record28°F
This-date rank#53 of 107
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-34°F (1983)
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°FJan 1, 1898-33°FJan 25, 1949
Feb65°FFeb 26, 1950-31°FFeb 9, 1933
Mar75°FMar 19, 2026-16°FMar 1, 1922
Apr87°FApr 16, 19153°FApr 1, 1936
May96°FMay 28, 200315°FMay 5, 1915
Jun100°FJun 23, 199224°FJun 1, 1920
Jul103°FJul 26, 196431°FJul 2, 1955
Aug103°FAug 4, 196120°FAug 30, 1927
Sep99°FSep 3, 202217°FSep 24, 1926
Oct89°FOct 14, 1927-4°FOct 31, 2002
Nov75°FNov 1, 1937-17°FNov 24, 1985
Dec63°FDec 2, 2021-34°FDec 23, 1983
All-time103°FAug 4, 1961-34°FDec 23, 1983

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Challis so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 4 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

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

75°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 9, 1928

Coldest high ever

-14°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan40°FJan 17, 1896-11°FJan 22, 1930
Feb41°FFeb 7, 1996-6°FFeb 9, 1933
Mar46°FMar 25, 202611°FMar 1, 1960
Apr56°FApr 30, 199229°FApr 4, 1918
May58°FMay 28, 198639°FMay 6, 2010
Jun65°FJun 6, 192645°FJun 7, 1924
Jul70°FJul 23, 200658°FJul 5, 1982
Aug75°FAug 9, 192858°FAug 20, 1968
Sep61°FSep 4, 194538°FSep 25, 1934
Oct55°FOct 9, 195514°FOct 31, 2002
Nov53°FNov 7, 20064°FNov 25, 1985
Dec43°FDec 18, 1917-14°FDec 22, 1983
All-time75°FAug 9, 1928-14°FDec 22, 1983

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

163 days
record run, ended Apr 12 1937

So far in 2026

100 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Challis's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 43°F · forecast is +0° 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

Sunrise4:59 AM
Sunset6:14 PM
Solar noon11:36 AM
Daylight13h 14m · losing 21 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Challis — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
100 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 103rd most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 98. Record: 131 in 1914.

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