All-time weather records — Clayton, ID

Record high
85.8°F
July 30, 2000
Record low
-29.0°F
December 20, 1990
Wettest day
2.20 in
January 1, 1997

Climate change signal in Clayton

34.2%

of Clayton's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (125 of 366 records since 2015).

15.8%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (58 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1970s
·
·
1980s
5
3
1990s
98
188
2000s
111
75
2010s
68
68
2020s
84
32

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1989, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1978-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 53.6°F — Jan 26, 2015 -22.2°F — Jan 12, 1997 2.20 in — Jan 1, 1997
February 55.4°F — Feb 9, 2016 -18.8°F — Feb 12, 2025 1.50 in — Feb 18, 1986
March 61.5°F — Mar 21, 2004 -13.2°F — Mar 10, 2022 1.40 in — Mar 8, 2017
April 66.4°F — Apr 23, 2012 -4.9°F — Apr 12, 1997 1.10 in — Apr 20, 2001
May 73.8°F — May 28, 2003 5.9°F — May 1, 2019 1.30 in — May 6, 1986
June 81.3°F — Jun 28, 2015 15.4°F — Jun 9, 1999 1.40 in — Jun 6, 1993
July 85.8°F — Jul 30, 2000 23.0°F — Jul 5, 1999 2.20 in — Jul 9, 1983
August 84.0°F — Aug 14, 2003 15.3°F — Aug 24, 1992 1.20 in — Aug 19, 1990
September 79.3°F — Sep 3, 2017 6.8°F — Sep 28, 1999 1.30 in — Sep 11, 1997
October 72.9°F — Oct 2, 2010 -9.6°F — Oct 29, 2019 1.40 in — Oct 4, 2009
November 70.5°F — Nov 13, 2006 -16.1°F — Nov 24, 2010 1.90 in — Nov 2, 1984
December 51.8°F — Dec 11, 2017 -29.0°F — Dec 20, 1990 1.90 in — Dec 12, 1995

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Clayton.