Preston, ID

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PRESTON, ID US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Preston has an annual average temperature of 47°F with about 17.3 inches of precipitation per year and 52.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.24 in) and July the driest (0.74 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
47.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,819
Cooling need
339

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Climate change signal

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107 of 366 (29.2%) of Preston's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1960s
20
1970s
12
1980s
39
1990s
87
2000s
77
2010s
69
2020s
62

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 32.3°F 15.3°F 23.8°F 1.66 in 13.5 in 10
February 37.7°F 18.3°F 28.0°F 1.40 in 10.8 in 10
March 50.3°F 27.2°F 38.8°F 1.50 in 5.1 in 9
April 59.1°F 32.9°F 46.0°F 1.89 in 3.0 in 10
May 69.1°F 40.4°F 54.8°F 2.24 in 0.2 in 10
June 79.4°F 46.8°F 63.1°F 1.24 in 6
July 89.2°F 53.5°F 71.4°F 0.74 in 5
August 87.4°F 52.4°F 69.9°F 0.81 in 5
September 76.9°F 43.0°F 59.9°F 1.48 in 6
October 62.6°F 33.4°F 48.0°F 1.59 in 0.8 in 7
November 46.5°F 24.1°F 35.3°F 1.18 in 4.9 in 8
December 33.5°F 16.5°F 25.0°F 1.57 in 14.1 in 10

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