Middle Fork Lodge, Idaho climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Middle Fork Lodge's normal year runs from 15°F December nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 15.8 inches of precipitation and 41 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.3°C, December lows of −9°C, July highs of 30°C, 403 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMiddle Fork Lodge
- Station IDUSC00105897
- Location44.72°N 115.02°W
- Elevation4,480 ft (1,366 m)
On October 24, the normal high in Middle Fork Lodge is 56°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 28%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Middle Fork Lodge.
- Jan 34° 16°
- Feb 40° 18°
- Mar 50° 25°
- Apr 57° 31°
- May 67° 38°
- Jun 75° 44°
- Jul 86° 48°
- Aug 85° 46°
- Sep 76° 39°
- Oct 61° 31°
- Nov 43° 23°
- Dec 33° 15°
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 Middle Fork Lodge each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in December (1.79 in), the least in August (0.68 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 16°F | 25.0°F | 1.44 | 11.9 | 11 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 40°F | 18°F | 29.2°F | 1.24 | 6.4 | 8 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 50°F | 25°F | 37.4°F | 1.22 | 3.3 | 10 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 31°F | 44.0°F | 1.45 | 1.1 | 11 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 67°F | 38°F | 52.4°F | 1.75 | 0.2 | 11 | <1 | 7 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 75°F | 44°F | 59.5°F | 1.64 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 86°F | 48°F | 67.1°F | 0.76 | 0.0 | 6 | 12 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 85°F | 46°F | 65.6°F | 0.68 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 76°F | 39°F | 57.5°F | 1.02 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 61°F | 31°F | 45.8°F | 1.27 | 1.0 | 8 | <1 | 22 | 11 h |
| November | 43°F | 23°F | 33.1°F | 1.59 | 4.3 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 33°F | 15°F | 24.2°F | 1.79 | 12.5 | 11 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 31°F | 45.1°F | 15.85 | 40.7 | 108 | 26 | 203 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −9°C | −3.9°C | 37 mm | 30 cm |
| February | 5°C | −8°C | −1.6°C | 31 mm | 16 cm |
| March | 10°C | −4°C | 3.0°C | 31 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 14°C | −1°C | 6.7°C | 37 mm | 3 cm |
| May | 19°C | 3°C | 11.3°C | 44 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 24°C | 7°C | 15.3°C | 42 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 9°C | 19.5°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 8°C | 18.7°C | 17 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 4°C | 14.2°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | −1°C | 7.7°C | 32 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 6°C | −5°C | 0.6°C | 40 mm | 11 cm |
| December | 1°C | −9°C | −4.3°C | 45 mm | 32 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00105897; 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 Middle Fork Lodge?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00105897.
When is the last frost at Middle Fork Lodge?
In Middle Fork Lodge, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 21 in half of years and after June 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 18 in half of years and before September 3 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 211 year in 10 after June 13; 9 in 10 after May 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 181 year in 10 before September 3; 9 in 10 before October 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 115 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 151 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 4 in half of springs and before October 2 in half of autumns.
By the USDA's method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in plant hardiness zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −9°F (17 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Idaho · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00105897; 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 Middle Fork Lodge?
In a normal year in Middle Fork Lodge, 26 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 203 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 108 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 26a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 203a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 28high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 108a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 16a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1971) is 104°F, on August 8, 1990; the lowest is −28°F, on December 23, 1983.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1996, with 24.36 in; the snowiest season is 1996–97, with 75.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00105897; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00105897. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Middle Fork Lodge?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Middle Fork Lodge, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (89%) and December the cloudiest (58%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 64% | 1.6 |
| February | 66% | 2.6 |
| March | 65% | 3.6 |
| April | 70% | 5.1 |
| May | 71% | 6.0 |
| June | 78% | 7.0 |
| July | 89% | 7.7 |
| August | 87% | 6.5 |
| September | 83% | 4.9 |
| October | 73% | 3.1 |
| November | 64% | 1.8 |
| December | 58% | 1.3 |
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 Middle Fork Lodge record?
A normal year at Middle Fork Lodge brings 7,456 heating degree days, 39% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 209 cooling degree days, 77% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,739 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,240 | 0 |
| February | 1,004 | 0 |
| March | 856 | 0 |
| April | 628 | 0 |
| May | 394 | 1 |
| June | 187 | 20 |
| July | 42 | 105 |
| August | 54 | 74 |
| September | 234 | 8 |
| October | 597 | 0 |
| November | 959 | 0 |
| December | 1,263 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,456 | 209 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00105897. 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.
How does Middle Fork Lodge's climate compare?
Middle Fork Lodge is warmer than 31 of the 85 places with their own NOAA record in Idaho, and wetter than 45. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.1°F is warmer than 20%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Middle Fork Lodge 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.
Questions about Middle Fork Lodge's climate
What is the coldest month at Middle Fork Lodge?
December, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 48°F at night).
Does it snow at Middle Fork Lodge?
Yes: 41 inches in a normal year, falling on 27 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (12.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Middle Fork Lodge?
December, with 1.79 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.68 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Middle Fork Lodge in?
By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −9°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come at Middle Fork Lodge?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 21; in one year in ten it comes after June 13. Waiting until June 13 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Idaho climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Taylor Ranch, ID27 miles from this station, 45.8°F a year
- Yellowpine, ID29 miles from this station, 43.9°F a year
- Deadwood Lodge, ID33 miles from this station, 39.3°F a year
- Stanley, ID38 miles from this station, 37.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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