Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs Weather Records (USC00106250)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs (USC00106250), Idaho, United States, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs

Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs (USC00106250) is a weather station in Idaho, United States at 42.03 latitude and -115.36 longitude, 1,570 m (5,152 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1987 to 2023, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs 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, 42.03 latitude, -115.36 longitude.
Elevation: 1,570 m (5,152 ft).
Period of record: 1987 to 2023, 37 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 Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs. 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 Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 79.

Standing records at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1987	7
1988	51
1989	65
1990	71
1991	39
1992	49
1993	62
1994	25
1995	67
1996	79
2002	5
2003	10
2005	10
2006	77
2007	67
2008	56
2009	69
2010	44
2011	36
2012	64
2013	63
2014	50
2015	62
2016	48
2017	57
2018	29
2019	40
2020	46
2021	35
2022	50
2023	31

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 71.6 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs. The most was 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 3 November 2015.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 January 2016
Feb	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 February 2017
Mar	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 March 2017
Apr	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 April 2016
May	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 May 1988
Jun	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 June 1995
Jul	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 July 2007
Aug	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 August 2014
Sep	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 September 2016
Oct	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 October 2007
Nov	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	3 November 2015
Dec	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 December 1995

Period of Record Coverage

1987 to 2023

31 years of record at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs, 1987 to 2023. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002 and others.

Days with data per year at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1987	23	6%	No
1988	326	89%	No
1989	357	98%	Yes
1990	348	95%	Yes
1991	358	98%	Yes
1992	301	82%	No
1993	291	80%	No
1994	201	55%	No
1995	298	82%	No
1996	181	49%	No
2002	40	11%	No
2003	31	8%	No
2005	60	16%	No
2006	354	97%	Yes
2007	342	94%	Yes
2008	344	94%	Yes
2009	334	92%	Yes
2010	278	76%	No
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	364	100%	Yes
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	168	46%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1989 to 2022

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs, 1989 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.9 C (46.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2019, at 6.9 C (44.3 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 8.7 C (47.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs as warming stripes, 1989 to 2022
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1989	8.0 C	+0.04 C
1990	8.0 C	+0.02 C
1991	7.9 C	-0.01 C
1995	8.6 C	+0.61 C
2006	8.2 C	+0.28 C
2007	8.6 C	+0.67 C
2008	7.8 C	-0.11 C
2011	7.0 C	-0.99 C
2012	8.4 C	+0.45 C
2013	7.4 C	-0.55 C
2014	8.6 C	+0.64 C
2015	8.7 C	+0.79 C
2016	8.4 C	+0.41 C
2017	7.9 C	-0.04 C
2018	7.7 C	-0.23 C
2019	6.9 C	-1.09 C
2020	7.6 C	-0.32 C
2021	8.1 C	+0.17 C
2022	7.2 C	-0.75 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

1987 to 2023

Yearly extremes at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs: 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)	2014	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1996	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	2015	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	2016	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	97 days	1988	33 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs, 1987 to 2023. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1987	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1988	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1989	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1992	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1994	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1996	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002	18.3 C (64.9 F)
2003	16.7 C (62.1 F)
2005	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2006	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2014	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2015	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2017	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2018	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2019	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2020	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2021	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2022	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023	28.3 C (82.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs, 1987 to 2023. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1987	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1988	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1989	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1990	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1991	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1992	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1993	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1995	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1996	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2002	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2005	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2006	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2007	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2008	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2009	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2010	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2011	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2012	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2013	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2014	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2015	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2016	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2017	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2018	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2019	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2020	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2021	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2022	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2023	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs, 1987 to 2023. The record is 71.6 mm (2.8 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.1 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1987	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1988	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1990	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1991	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1992	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1993	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1994	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1995	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1996	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2002	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
2003	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2005	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
2006	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2007	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2008	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2009	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2010	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
2011	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2012	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2013	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2014	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2015	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2016	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2017	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2018	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2019	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2020	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2021	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2022	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
2023	23.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs, 1987 to 2023. The record is 108.1 mm (4.3 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.2 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1987	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1988	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1991	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1992	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1993	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1994	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1995	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1996	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
2002	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
2003	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
2005	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
2006	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2007	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2008	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2009	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
2010	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2011	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2012	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2013	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2014	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2015	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2016	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
2017	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2018	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2019	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
2020	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2021	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
2022	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2023	41.7 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs, 1987 to 2023. The record is 97 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Murphy (Desert) Hot Springs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1987	7 days
1988	97 days
1989	36 days
1990	43 days
1991	26 days
1992	54 days
1993	51 days
1994	47 days
1995	42 days
1996	17 days
2002	28 days
2003	31 days
2005	12 days
2006	17 days
2007	35 days
2008	42 days
2009	36 days
2010	31 days
2011	25 days
2012	33 days
2013	37 days
2014	22 days
2015	31 days
2016	35 days
2017	28 days
2018	44 days
2019	29 days
2020	28 days
2021	40 days
2022	35 days
2023	16 days

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.

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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).