Big Creek Weather Records (USC00100835)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Big Creek (USC00100835), Idaho, United States, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Big Creek

Big Creek (USC00100835) is a weather station in Idaho, United States at 45.13 latitude and -115.32 longitude, 1,732 m (5,682 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 1970, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at Big Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Idaho, United States, 45.13 latitude, -115.32 longitude.
Elevation: 1,732 m (5,682 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 1970, 63 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Big Creek. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Big Creek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Big Creek still stand. 1937 holds the most, with 126.

Standing records at Big Creek by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1908	32
1909	15
1933	14
1934	23
1937	126
1938	37
1939	56
1940	48
1941	42
1942	52
1943	54
1944	29
1945	44
1946	24
1947	2
1948	12
1949	35
1950	34
1951	19
1952	49
1953	47
1954	62
1955	70
1956	50
1957	44
1958	45
1959	38
1960	54
1961	49
1962	54
1963	48
1964	35
1965	25
1966	33
1967	26
1968	11
1969	26

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 66.5 mm (2.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Big Creek. The most was 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 22 December 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Big Creek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 January 1963
Feb	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 February 1963
Mar	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 March 1939
Apr	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 April 1958
May	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 May 1949
Jun	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	5 June 1945
Jul	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 July 1954
Aug	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 August 1963
Sep	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3 September 1940
Oct	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 October 1908
Nov	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 November 1960
Dec	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1908 to 1969

37 years of record at Big Creek, 1908 to 1969. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1909, 1933, 1934, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1948 and others.

Days with data per year at Big Creek
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1908	215	59%	No
1909	118	32%	No
1933	60	16%	No
1934	90	25%	No
1937	358	98%	Yes
1938	345	95%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	358	98%	Yes
1941	324	89%	No
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	363	99%	Yes
1946	242	66%	No
1947	56	15%	No
1948	21	6%	No
1949	250	68%	No
1950	240	66%	No
1951	152	42%	No
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	333	91%	Yes
1955	362	99%	Yes
1956	363	99%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	363	99%	Yes
1961	361	99%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	331	90%	Yes
1965	258	71%	No
1966	309	85%	No
1967	321	88%	No
1968	121	33%	No
1969	167	46%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1937 to 1963

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Big Creek, 1937 to 1963. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.4 C (38.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 2.2 C (35.9 F), and the warmest was 1937, at 4.7 C (40.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Big Creek as warming stripes, 1937 to 1963
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1937	4.7 C	+1.35 C
1939	3.7 C	+0.33 C
1940	3.9 C	+0.50 C
1942	2.3 C	-1.08 C
1943	2.8 C	-0.61 C
1944	2.6 C	-0.79 C
1945	2.8 C	-0.59 C
1952	3.4 C	-0.02 C
1953	4.2 C	+0.84 C
1955	2.2 C	-1.23 C
1956	2.9 C	-0.53 C
1957	3.2 C	-0.16 C
1958	4.4 C	+0.97 C
1959	3.4 C	+0.03 C
1960	3.1 C	-0.30 C
1961	4.0 C	+0.61 C
1962	3.4 C	+0.04 C
1963	4.0 C	+0.63 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1908 to 1970

Yearly extremes at Big Creek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1955	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	1943	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	37
Wettest day (Rx1day)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	1964	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	189.4 mm (7.5 in)	1964	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37
Longest dry spell (CDD)	62 days	1966	26 days	37

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Big Creek, 1908 to 1970. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Big Creek by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1908	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1909	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1933	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1934	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1937	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1938	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1939	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1940	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1941	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1942	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1944	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1945	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1946	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1948	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1949	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1951	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1952	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Big Creek, 1908 to 1970. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.7 C (-25.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Big Creek by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1908	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1909	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1934	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1937	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1938	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1939	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1940	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1941	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1942	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1943	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1944	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1945	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1946	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1947	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1948	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1949	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1950	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1951	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1952	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1953	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1954	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1955	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1956	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1957	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1958	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1959	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1960	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1961	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1962	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1963	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1965	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1966	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1967	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1968	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1969	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Big Creek, 1908 to 1970. The record is 66.5 mm (2.6 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Big Creek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1909	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1934	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1939	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1940	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1943	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1944	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1946	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1947	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1948	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1949	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1951	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1953	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1955	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1956	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1958	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1963	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1965	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1966	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1967	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1968	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1969	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1970	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Big Creek, 1908 to 1970. The record is 189.4 mm (7.5 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Big Creek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1909	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1933	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1934	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1937	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1938	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1939	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1940	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1941	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1942	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1943	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1944	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1946	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1947	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1948	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1949	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1950	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1951	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1954	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1955	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1956	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1957	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1960	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1963	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1964	189.4 mm (7.5 in)
1965	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1966	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1968	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1969	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1970	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Big Creek, 1908 to 1970. The record is 62 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Big Creek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908	20 days
1909	13 days
1933	17 days
1934	15 days
1937	33 days
1938	14 days
1939	31 days
1940	27 days
1941	15 days
1942	41 days
1943	33 days
1944	17 days
1945	28 days
1946	45 days
1947	19 days
1948	8 days
1949	42 days
1950	41 days
1951	18 days
1952	53 days
1953	34 days
1954	25 days
1955	31 days
1956	16 days
1957	21 days
1958	17 days
1959	42 days
1960	39 days
1961	30 days
1962	19 days
1963	20 days
1964	14 days
1965	38 days
1966	62 days
1967	26 days
1968	12 days
1969	43 days
1970	n/a

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Big Creek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Big Creek threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).