Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Obsidian 3 SSE (USC00106553), Idaho, United States, with 44 years of record.
Key Facts for Obsidian 3 SSE
Obsidian 3 SSE (USC00106553) is a weather station in Idaho, United States at 44.03 latitude and -114.83 longitude, 2,095 m (6,873 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1962, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Obsidian 3 SSE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Obsidian 3 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 4.1 mm (0.16 in) on 27 July 1962.
About the Station
Location: Idaho, United States, 44.03 latitude, -114.83 longitude.
Elevation: 2,095 m (6,873 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1962, 44 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Obsidian 3 SSE. 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 Obsidian 3 SSE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Obsidian 3 SSE still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Obsidian 3 SSE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1919
39
1920
32
1921
43
1922
40
1923
21
1924
57
1925
32
1926
31
1927
40
1928
35
1929
26
1930
32
1931
37
1932
49
1933
51
1934
58
1935
35
1936
32
1937
44
1938
34
1939
43
1940
30
1941
15
1942
26
1943
33
1944
21
1945
26
1946
10
1947
28
1948
38
1949
27
1950
39
1951
31
1952
22
1953
20
1954
41
1955
40
1956
34
1957
20
1958
32
1959
32
1960
35
1961
24
1962
29
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Obsidian 3 SSE between 29 January 1951 and 22 January 1962. Each dot is a new record.
When Obsidian 3 SSE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1951-01-29
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1957-01-27
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1961-12-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1962-01-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1962-01-22
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -44.4 C (-47.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 55.9 mm (2.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Obsidian 3 SSE. The most was 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 30 October 1933.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Obsidian 3 SSE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
21 January 1943
Feb
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2 February 1936
Mar
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
28 March 1936
Apr
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
4 April 1925
May
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
26 May 1956
Jun
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
14 June 1922
Jul
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
3 July 1925
Aug
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
29 August 1929
Sep
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
9 September 1950
Oct
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
30 October 1933
Nov
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
21 November 1921
Dec
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
10 December 1929
Period of Record Coverage
1919 to 1962
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at Obsidian 3 SSE, 1919 to 1962. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1919, 1957, 1962.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Obsidian 3 SSE, 1921 to 1960. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.8 C (35.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 0.6 C (33.0 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 4.3 C (39.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Obsidian 3 SSE as warming stripes, 1921 to 1960
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1921
2.4 C
+0.65 C
1922
1.2 C
-0.60 C
1923
1.2 C
-0.52 C
1924
1.3 C
-0.44 C
1925
2.2 C
+0.49 C
1926
2.1 C
+0.32 C
1927
0.7 C
-1.03 C
1928
2.4 C
+0.69 C
1929
1.7 C
-0.07 C
1930
1.8 C
0.00 C
1931
2.4 C
+0.67 C
1933
2.9 C
+1.19 C
1934
4.3 C
+2.56 C
1935
1.8 C
+0.06 C
1938
1.6 C
-0.13 C
1939
3.1 C
+1.33 C
1941
2.3 C
+0.57 C
1942
1.6 C
-0.11 C
1944
1.2 C
-0.54 C
1945
1.6 C
-0.15 C
1946
1.6 C
-0.15 C
1948
0.7 C
-1.09 C
1950
1.4 C
-0.37 C
1951
0.6 C
-1.19 C
1952
1.4 C
-0.38 C
1953
2.4 C
+0.64 C
1954
2.0 C
+0.24 C
1955
0.8 C
-0.99 C
1956
0.8 C
-0.94 C
1958
2.1 C
+0.31 C
1959
1.5 C
-0.21 C
1960
1.0 C
-0.73 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1921 to 1960 is -0.18 C (-0.41 to 0.05) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.3 F (-0.7 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Obsidian 3 SSE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.18 C (-0.41 to 0.05) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.7 to 0.1) per decade
1921 to 1960
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.5 to 0.2) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.8 to 0.4) per decade
1921 to 1960
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.24 C (-0.46 to -0.01) per decade
-0.43 F (-0.84 to -0.02) per decade
1921 to 1960
32
Fall
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
1919 to 1962
Yearly extremes at Obsidian 3 SSE: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1931
30.6 C (87.1 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1962
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
44
Wettest day (Rx1day)
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933
24.3 mm (1.0 in)
44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1929
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
44
Longest dry spell (CDD)
103 days
1952
32 days
44
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Obsidian 3 SSE, 1919 to 1962. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Obsidian 3 SSE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1919
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1920
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1921
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1922
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1923
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1924
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1925
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1926
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1927
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1928
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1929
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1930
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1931
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1932
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1934
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1935
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1936
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1937
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1940
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1941
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1942
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1943
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1944
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1945
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1946
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1947
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1948
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1949
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1950
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1951
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1953
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1954
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1955
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1956
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1957
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1958
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1961
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1962
27.8 C (82.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Obsidian 3 SSE, 1919 to 1962. The record is -44.4 C (-47.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.0 C (-31.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Obsidian 3 SSE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1919
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1920
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1921
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1922
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1923
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1924
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1925
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1926
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1927
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1928
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1929
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1930
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1931
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1932
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1933
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1934
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1935
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1936
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1937
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1938
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1939
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1940
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1941
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1942
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1943
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1944
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1945
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1946
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1947
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1948
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1949
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1950
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1951
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1952
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1953
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1954
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1955
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1956
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1957
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1958
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1959
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1960
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1961
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1962
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Obsidian 3 SSE, 1919 to 1962. The record is 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.3 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Obsidian 3 SSE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1920
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1921
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1922
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1923
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1924
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1925
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1926
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1927
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1928
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1929
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1931
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1932
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1933
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1935
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1936
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1937
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1938
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1939
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1940
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1941
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1943
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1944
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1948
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1950
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1952
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1953
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1954
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1955
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1956
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1958
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1959
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1961
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1962
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Obsidian 3 SSE, 1919 to 1962. The record is 109.3 mm (4.3 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.9 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Obsidian 3 SSE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1921
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1923
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1924
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1925
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1926
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1927
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1928
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1929
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1930
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1931
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1932
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1934
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1937
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1938
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1941
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1943
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1944
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1945
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1946
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1947
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1953
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1954
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1956
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1958
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1959
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1960
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1962
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Obsidian 3 SSE, 1919 to 1962. The record is 103 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Obsidian 3 SSE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919
30 days
1920
35 days
1921
37 days
1922
36 days
1923
30 days
1924
53 days
1925
20 days
1926
26 days
1927
19 days
1928
31 days
1929
68 days
1930
25 days
1931
44 days
1932
34 days
1933
29 days
1934
29 days
1935
56 days
1936
31 days
1937
51 days
1938
34 days
1939
53 days
1940
30 days
1941
24 days
1942
43 days
1943
31 days
1944
30 days
1945
30 days
1946
23 days
1947
49 days
1948
38 days
1949
67 days
1950
33 days
1951
31 days
1952
103 days
1953
51 days
1954
57 days
1955
26 days
1956
39 days
1957
27 days
1958
27 days
1959
28 days
1960
58 days
1961
30 days
1962
35 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
32 years with a frost
Across 32 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Obsidian 3 SSE falls on 30 June and the median first autumn frost on 2 July, which leaves a median of 4 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Obsidian 3 SSE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1923 to 1960)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 June
n/a
30 June
n/a
+0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 July
n/a
1 July
n/a
-1.5 days per decade
Growing days
4 days
n/a
3 days
n/a
-2.4 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
41 years, 1921 to 1961
A day with at least 23.8 mm (0.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 59.0 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Obsidian 3 SSE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
5 years
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
10 years
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
25 years
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
50 years
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 41 years of values from 1921 to 1961.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1933; 48.3 mm (1.9 in) in 1929; 42.4 mm (1.7 in) in 1955.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.