Lifton Pumping Station, Idaho climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lifton Pumping Station's normal year runs from 8°F January nights to 81°F July afternoons, with 11.3 inches of precipitation and 37 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.0°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 27°C, 287 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLifton Pumping Station
- Station IDUSC00105275
- Location42.12°N 111.31°W
- Elevation5,935 ft (1,809 m)
On October 24, the normal high in Lifton Pumping Station is 52°F and the normal low 27°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lifton Pumping Station.
- Jan 29° 8°
- Feb 31° 8°
- Mar 40° 18°
- Apr 50° 29°
- May 61° 38°
- Jun 71° 45°
- Jul 81° 51°
- Aug 80° 48°
- Sep 70° 39°
- Oct 56° 30°
- Nov 41° 20°
- Dec 30° 10°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Lifton Pumping Station each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 81°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 8°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.80 in), the least in July (0.57 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°F | 8°F | 18.1°F | 0.80 | 9.1 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 31°F | 8°F | 19.6°F | 0.82 | 8.8 | 9 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 40°F | 18°F | 29.1°F | 0.83 | 4.1 | 9 | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 50°F | 29°F | 39.5°F | 1.09 | 2.7 | 9 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 61°F | 38°F | 49.2°F | 1.80 | 0.2 | 10 | <1 | 6 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 71°F | 45°F | 58.1°F | 0.92 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 81°F | 51°F | 66.0°F | 0.57 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 80°F | 48°F | 63.9°F | 0.76 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 70°F | 39°F | 54.6°F | 1.09 | 0.1 | 6 | <1 | 5 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 56°F | 30°F | 42.7°F | 1.10 | 1.1 | 7 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 41°F | 20°F | 30.5°F | 0.76 | 4.1 | 8 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 30°F | 10°F | 20.4°F | 0.75 | 7.2 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 29°F | 41.0°F | 11.29 | 37.4 | 89 | 5 | 202 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −14°C | −7.7°C | 20 mm | 23 cm |
| February | 0°C | −13°C | −6.9°C | 21 mm | 22 cm |
| March | 5°C | −8°C | −1.6°C | 21 mm | 10 cm |
| April | 10°C | −2°C | 4.2°C | 28 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 16°C | 3°C | 9.6°C | 46 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22°C | 7°C | 14.5°C | 23 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 11°C | 18.9°C | 14 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 9°C | 17.7°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 4°C | 12.6°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | −1°C | 5.9°C | 28 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 5°C | −7°C | −0.8°C | 19 mm | 10 cm |
| December | −1°C | −12°C | −6.4°C | 19 mm | 18 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00105275; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Lifton Pumping Station?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (4).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00105275.
When is the last frost at Lifton Pumping Station?
In Lifton Pumping Station, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 19 in half of years and after June 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 21 in half of years and before September 5 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 191 year in 10 after June 5; 9 in 10 after May 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 211 year in 10 before September 5; 9 in 10 before October 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 123 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 151 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 3 in half of springs and before October 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lifton Pumping Station in zone 5a in ZIP code 83272, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −15°F (25 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Idaho · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00105275; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Lifton Pumping Station?
In a normal year in Lifton Pumping Station, 5 days a year reach 90°F, 202 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 89 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 202a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 56high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 89a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 19a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1919) is 99°F, on July 28, 1931; the lowest is −41°F, on February 1, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1982, with 19.16 in; the snowiest season is 2022–23, with 94.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00105275; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00105275. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Lifton Pumping Station?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lifton Pumping Station, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (89%) and December the cloudiest (61%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 67% | 1.9 |
| February | 66% | 2.8 |
| March | 71% | 4.1 |
| April | 72% | 5.4 |
| May | 74% | 6.3 |
| June | 83% | 7.5 |
| July | 89% | 7.6 |
| August | 88% | 6.6 |
| September | 84% | 5.2 |
| October | 76% | 3.4 |
| November | 68% | 2.1 |
| December | 61% | 1.5 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Lifton Pumping Station record?
A normal year at Lifton Pumping Station brings 8,857 heating degree days, 65% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 133 cooling degree days, 85% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,470 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,454 | 0 |
| February | 1,271 | 0 |
| March | 1,113 | 0 |
| April | 765 | 0 |
| May | 492 | 1 |
| June | 218 | 11 |
| July | 46 | 76 |
| August | 76 | 43 |
| September | 314 | 2 |
| October | 690 | 0 |
| November | 1,037 | 0 |
| December | 1,383 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,857 | 133 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00105275. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Lifton Pumping Station been warmer than normal?
2022 averaged 39.0°F, 2.0°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 41.0°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.6°F | +1.6°F | 14.59 | 40.5 |
| 2022 | 39.0°F | −2.0°F | 9.76 | 40.0 |
Over 68 complete years from 1951 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.6°F per century (+0.20°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00105275; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lifton Pumping Station's climate compare?
Lifton Pumping Station is warmer than 6 of the 85 places with their own NOAA record in Idaho, and wetter than 28. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 41.0°F is warmer than 7%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lifton Pumping Station is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Lifton Pumping Station share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Cokeville, WY490 people · 19 mi E
- Taylor, WY132 people · 17 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Lifton Pumping Station's climate
What is the coldest month at Lifton Pumping Station?
January, with a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of 8°F. The warmest is July (81°F by day, 51°F at night).
Does it snow at Lifton Pumping Station?
Yes: 37 inches in a normal year, falling on 23 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (9.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Lifton Pumping Station?
May, with 1.80 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.57 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lifton Pumping Station in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lifton Pumping Station in zone 5a in ZIP code 83272, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −15°F (25 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come at Lifton Pumping Station?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 19; in one year in ten it comes after June 5. Waiting until June 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Idaho climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Bear Lake State Park, UT12 miles from this station, 45.3°F a year
- Bern, ID15 miles from this station, 41.1°F a year
- Laketown, UT21 miles from this station, 43.0°F a year
- Sage (4 mi NNW), WY24 miles from this station, 38.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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