Heat in Idaho

Events

44

Deaths

1

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Heat in Idaho, June 18, 20131 death · 1 eventA 21 month old girl was left in an automobile on June 18th and led to an accidental death due to heat related causes.
• Heat in Idaho, July 10 to 15, 20029 eventsA heat wave encompassed all of southeastern Idaho from July 10th through the 15th. Several records were set.
• Heat in Idaho, July 1 to 31, 20039 eventsVery hot and dry weather covered all of southeast Idaho during the month of July. It was the 8th warmest July ever recorded at the Pocatello airport and the average high temperature for the month of 94.6 degrees was the warmest ever for the city.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Idaho, July 18 to 24, 20246 eventsThe second heatwave that occurred was the hottest of the two heatwaves that occurred in July of 2024.
• Heat in Idaho, June 27 to 30, 20135 eventsFrom June 27th through June 30th 10 record high temperatures were set at Idaho Falls, Challis, Pocatello, Burley and Stanley.
• Heat in Idaho, March 1 to 31, 20265 eventsMarch was the warmest on record for 5 ASOS sites in the Pocatello forecast area and included Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Burley, Challis and Stanley.
• Heat in Idaho, September 5, 20204 eventsAll time high month of September temperatures were set in Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Challis, and Burley.
• Heat in Idaho, June 27 to 30, 20214 eventsAn unusually strong ridge of high pressure settled over the Pacific Northwest bringing hot daytime temperatures and warm overnight lows. The consecutive days of heat made it difficult to cool locations without air conditioning.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Idaho, July 8 to 14, 20244 eventsThere were two heatwaves that occurred in July of 2024. The first heatwave occurred during the second week of July.
• Heat in Idaho, July 29 to 31, 20222 eventsA very strong ridge of high pressure settled over the Colombia River basin bringing hot daytime temperatures and warm overnight lows. The consecutive days of heat made it difficult to cool locations without air conditioning.
• Heat in Idaho, August 1 to 3, 20242 eventsA persistent ridge of high pressure resulted in major to extreme heat risk in the lower Salmon and lower Clearwater River valleys.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.