POCATELLO, IDAHO
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 42 Deg. 55 Min. N LONGITUDE: 112 Deg. 36 Min. W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 4454 BARO 4464 TIME ZONE: MOUNTAIN WBAN: 24156

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






46

46



32.2
14.4
23.3

57
1974
-30
1962


38.4
19.8
29.1

65
1992
-33
1985


46.7
25.9
36.3

75
1994
-12
1985


57.5
32.3
44.9

86
1994
15
1970


67.5
39.6
53.6

93
1954
20
1972


78.0
47.3
62.7

103
1988
28
1995


88.1
53.0
70.6

102
1994
34
1981


86.3
50.9
68.7

104
1990
30
1992


75.1
42.8
59.0

98
1976
19
1985


62.5
33.5
48.0

91
1992
10
1971


45.2
26.0
35.6

71
1975
-14
1993


33.7
15.8
24.8

64
1995
-29
1990


59.3
33.4
46.4

104
AUG 1990
-33
FEB 1985
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




1293
0

1005
0

890
0

60
0

353
0

125
56

9
183

29
144

218
38

527
0

882
0

124
0

7180
421
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE
46
40
53
61
66
68
75
83
81
80
71
47
40
64
MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
90 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

46


46
46
46

46

46
45

45


32
32

32
32

8.0


2.7
6.7
21.7

12.1

3.2
0.1

4.5


0.0
14.3

27.9
5.4

7.5


4.0
6.3
17.9

10.3

2.2
0.2

3.3


0.0
7.2

25.0
2.1

7.1


5.2
8.1
17.7

10.1

2.0
0.5

1.5


0.0
1.8

24.6
0.3

6.8


6.1
7.8
16.0

8.3

1.3
1.0

0.5


0.0
0.*

15.3
0.0

6.2


7.5
9.8
13.7

9.4

0.2
3.5

0.2


0.0
0.0

4.0
0.0

4.9


11.8
9.5
8.7

6.9

0.0
4.8

0.*


4.2
0.0

0.3
0.0

3.5


17.4
8.9
4.7

4.2

0.0
5.6

0.*


14.3
0.0

0.0
0.0

3.8


15.5
10.6
4.9

4.5

0.0
5.1

0.0


12.8
0.0

0.1
0.0

4.1


15.1
8.2
6.7

4.7

0.*
2.6

0.1


2.1
0.0

3.3
0.0

5.2


11.9
8.3
10.8

5.4

0.5
0.6

0.4


0.1
0.2

14.7
0.0

7.2


5.0
7.1
17.8

9.2

1.8
0.1

1.9


0.0
4.0

23.2
0.8

7.9


3.4
6.8
20.8

10.8

3.0
0.1

4.4


0.0
12.5

28.4
3.6

6.0


105.5
98.2
161.5

96.0

14.2
24.1

16.9


33.4
40.1

166.9
12.2
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
22
865.5
864.3
861.0
861.3
861.0
862.3
863.7
863.8
864.3
865.2
864.6
865.5
863.5
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

32
32
32
29

79
75
70
78

80
70
61
76

77
59
50
69

70
48
38
58

71
45
35
56

71
42
32
55

65
35
24
47

62
33
22
44

65
38
28
49

70
47
37
58

77
66
60
73

80
75
70
78

72
53
44
62
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



46

46

46


46

46



1.04
3.24
1980
0.21
1992
0.97
1970

29.6
1993
10.1
1950


0.92
2.63
1986
0.12
1970
0.67
1993

21.3
1993
6.4
1984


1.26
2.95
1983
0.10
1965
1.27
1990

16.6
1985
8.4
1985


1.20
3.30
1963
0.06
1977
1.25
1976

15.5
1976
10.0
1976


1.35
3.29
1980
0.19
1969
1.67
1970

5.5
1983
5.2
1983


1.02
3.30
1995
0.02
1974
1.18
1993

0.4
1995
0.4
1995


0.65
2.28
1984
T
1988
0.98
1965

T
1995
T
1995


0.67
3.98
1968
T
1958
1.16
1972

T
1995
T
1995


0.85
3.43
1982
0.00
1987
1.13
1982

2.0
1965
2.0
1965


0.91
2.56
1956
0.00
1988
1.82
1976

12.6
1971
8.0
1980


1.16
2.84
1983
0.01
1976
0.85
1969

27.5
1985
7.8
1992


1.11
3.39
1983
0.07
1989
0.94
1983

33.7
1983
10.8
1988


12.14
3.98
AUG 1968
0.00
OCT 1988
1.82
OCT 1976

33.7
DEC 1983
10.8
DEC 1988
WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

43



44
44


12
12


10.6

SW

SE
61
1952

W
68
1990

10.6

SW

W
57
1963

S
60
1985

11.2

SW

W
72
1955

SW
64
1987

11.6

SW

S
61
1956

N
61
1994

10.5

SW

W
61
1953

S
61
1994

10.1

SW

W
50
1955

SW
58
1995

9.1

SW

W
57
1968

W
66
1986

8.9

SW

SW
54
1966

SW
68
1985

9.0

SW

W
57
1961

NW
51
1989

9.4

SW

SW
54
1966

S
51
1991

10.4

SW

W
67
1955

S
58
1998

9.9

SW

NW
57
1981

S
58
1995

10.1

SW

W
72
MAR 1955

W
68
JAN 1990
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.