Sun Valley Threshold Days by Year
15 fixed thresholds counted per year at Sun Valley (USC00108906): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Sun Valley Thresholds
- Sun Valley: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 35 years, most in 1961 with 43.
- Sun Valley: days with a maximum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 35 years, most in 1952 with 80.
- Sun Valley: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 35 years, most in 1938 with 23.
- Sun Valley: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 34 years, most in 1942 with 326.
- 15 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Sun Valley.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
35 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 6 | 18 |
| 1939 | 30 | 18 |
| 1940 | 28 | 18.5 |
| 1941 | 9 | 18.5 |
| 1942 | 24 | 18.5 |
| 1943 | 23 | 18.5 |
| 1944 | 8 | 18.5 |
| 1945 | 14 | 18.5 |
| 1946 | 24 | 18.5 |
| 1947 | 23 | 18.5 |
| 1948 | 16 | 18.5 |
| 1949 | 16 | 18.5 |
| 1950 | 15 | 19.7 |
| 1951 | 17 | 19.7 |
| 1952 | 11 | 19.7 |
| 1953 | 29 | 19.7 |
| 1954 | 19 | 19.7 |
| 1955 | 32 | 19.7 |
| 1956 | 17 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 13 | 19.7 |
| 1958 | 14 | 19.7 |
| 1959 | 30 | 19.7 |
| 1960 | 28 | 23.3 |
| 1961 | 43 | 23.3 |
| 1962 | 7 | 23.3 |
| 1963 | 11 | 23.3 |
| 1964 | 15 | 23.3 |
| 1965 | 11 | 23.3 |
| 1966 | 33 | 23.3 |
| 1967 | 30 | 23.3 |
| 1968 | 21 | 23.3 |
| 1969 | 34 | 23.3 |
| 1970 | 34 | 29.7 |
| 1971 | 35 | 29.7 |
| 1972 | 20 | 29.7 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1938-06-26 | 1938-08-07 |
| 1939 | 1939-06-29 | 1939-08-27 |
| 1940 | 1940-06-16 | 1940-08-20 |
| 1941 | 1941-07-15 | 1941-08-08 |
| 1942 | 1942-07-03 | 1942-08-23 |
| 1943 | 1943-07-06 | 1943-09-14 |
| 1944 | 1944-07-17 | 1944-09-09 |
| 1945 | 1945-07-21 | 1945-09-01 |
| 1946 | 1946-07-11 | 1946-08-22 |
| 1947 | 1947-07-02 | 1947-09-05 |
| 1948 | 1948-07-10 | 1948-09-13 |
| 1949 | 1949-07-08 | 1949-09-01 |
| 1950 | 1950-07-01 | 1950-09-06 |
| 1951 | 1951-07-13 | 1951-08-18 |
| 1952 | 1952-07-09 | 1952-08-23 |
| 1953 | 1953-07-07 | 1953-09-13 |
| 1954 | 1954-05-19 | 1954-08-30 |
| 1955 | 1955-07-14 | 1955-09-08 |
| 1956 | 1956-07-09 | 1956-08-24 |
| 1957 | 1957-07-10 | 1957-09-07 |
| 1958 | 1958-07-12 | 1958-08-25 |
| 1959 | 1959-07-10 | 1959-09-11 |
| 1960 | 1960-07-12 | 1960-08-20 |
| 1961 | 1961-06-17 | 1961-08-23 |
| 1962 | 1962-06-25 | 1962-08-16 |
| 1963 | 1963-08-01 | 1963-08-16 |
| 1964 | 1964-07-08 | 1964-08-11 |
| 1965 | 1965-07-14 | 1965-08-10 |
| 1966 | 1966-06-28 | 1966-09-06 |
| 1967 | 1967-07-11 | 1967-09-04 |
| 1968 | 1968-06-26 | 1968-09-02 |
| 1969 | 1969-07-18 | 1969-09-02 |
| 1970 | 1970-06-23 | 1970-08-26 |
| 1971 | 1971-07-14 | 1971-08-27 |
| 1972 | 1972-06-29 | 1972-08-12 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 35 | 43 | 1961 | 20 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 6 | 2 | 1960 | 1 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 31 | 16 | 1960 | 7 |
| 0 C (32 F): Ice days (max | 35 | 80 | 1952 | 46 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 34 | 326 | 1942 | 257 |
| -10 C (14 F): Days with min | 34 | 145 | 1942 | 92 |
| -20 C (-4 F): Days with min | 34 | 64 | 1952 | 24 |
| -30 C (-22 F): Days with min | 28 | 12 | 1942 | 1 |
| -40 C (-40 F): Days with min | 2 | 1 | 1943 | 1 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 35 | 23 | 1938 | 9 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 28 | 4 | 1943 | 4 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 3 | 2 | 1955 | 1 |
| 10 cm (3.9 in): Days with 10 cm or more snowfall | 33 | 22 | 1952 | 4 |
| 25 cm (9.8 in): Days with 25 cm or more snowfall | 28 | 9 | 1952 | 1 |
| 50 cm (19.7 in): Days with 50 cm or more snowfall | 2 | 1 | 1952 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1938.
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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). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).