Idaho · THREADEX · 1939–2026

Pocatello, ID

42.920°N, 112.572°W · station PIHthr · 88 years of record
60°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Pocatello.
64°TUE7/1464°WED7/1561°THU7/1661°FRI7/1760°SAT7/1861°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#75 / 87
coldest Jul 18 in 87 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

40°F
set in 1993

Mildest Jul 18 ever

68°F
set in 1976

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Pocatello. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4054681939: 50°F1940: 64°F1941: 56°F1942: 54°F1943: 51°F1944: 55°F1945: 60°F1946: 57°F1947: 57°F1948: 49°F1949: 47°F1950: 49°F1951: 63°F1952: 48°F1953: 58°F1954: 63°F1955: 62°F1956: 54°F1957: 48°F1958: 57°F1959: 56°F1960: 55°F1961: 55°F1962: 56°F1963: 55°F1964: 51°F1965: 56°F1966: 58°F1967: 48°F1968: 57°F1969: 51°F1970: 60°F1971: 59°F1972: 53°F1973: 57°F1974: 55°F1975: 52°F1976: 68°F1977: 68°F1978: 47°F1979: 54°F1980: 54°F1981: 49°F1982: 50°F1983: 48°F1984: 46°F1985: 54°F1986: 48°F1987: 45°F1988: 59°F1989: 48°F1990: 64°F1991: 58°F1992: 47°F1993: 40°F1994: 54°F1995: 44°F1996: 47°F1997: 55°F1998: 56°F1999: 51°F2000: 59°F2001: 55°F2002: 58°F2003: 56°F2004: 54°F2005: 43°F2006: 55°F2007: 53°F2008: 46°F2009: 49°F2010: 50°F2011: 63°F2012: 50°F2013: 53°F2014: 51°F2015: 51°F2016: 46°F2017: 49°F2018: 51°F2019: 61°F2020: 48°F2021: 50°F2022: 68°F2023: 65°F2024: 53°F2025: 57°F60° forecast193920251993

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1860°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record40°F
This-date rank#75 of 87
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-33°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1939–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Pocatello in each calendar month, and for the whole 1939–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan61°F2018-31°F1949
Feb65°F1992-33°F1985
Mar77°F2026-12°F1985
Apr86°F194612°F1945
May97°F200320°F1972
Jun103°F194028°F1995
Jul104°F200034°F1981
Aug104°F196930°F1992
Sep102°F202219°F1983
Oct91°F1992-6°F2019
Nov75°F1999-14°F1993
Dec64°F1995-29°F1990
All-time104°F1969-33°F1985

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (77°F)

Record Lows in 2026

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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

137 days
record run, ended Mar 30 1985

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Pocatello's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 53°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 34°FJan: 17°FFeb: 39°FFeb: 20°FMar: 50°FMar: 28°FApr: 59°FApr: 33°FMay: 69°FMay: 40°FJun: 78°FJun: 46°FJul: 89°FJul: 52°FAug: 88°FAug: 50°FSep: 77°FSep: 42°FOct: 62°FOct: 33°FNov: 46°FNov: 24°FDec: 34°FDec: 17°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:03 AM
Sunset7:08 PM
Solar noon11:36 AM
Daylight15h 05m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.92°N, 112.57°W

Nearby Stations

Burley, ID66 mi WJerome, ID96 mi WChallis, ID137 mi NWStanley, ID146 mi NWSalt Lake City, UT151 mi SBoise, ID189 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Pocatello'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.
Pocatello, ID — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Pocatello's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Pocatello, ID — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1939

Each cell is one day's low at Pocatello, coloured by temperature — 88 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Pocatello, ID daily low heat map 1939–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Pocatello — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
94 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 55th most in 88 years. Normal for this point: 98. Record: 119 in 2008.

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