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Skull Gulch Idaho Weather Records (USR0000ISKU)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Skull Gulch Idaho (USR0000ISKU), Idaho, United States, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Skull Gulch Idaho

  • Skull Gulch Idaho (USR0000ISKU) is a weather station in Idaho, United States at 45.34 latitude and -114.47 longitude, 1,555 m (5,100 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1985 to 2023, 39 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Skull Gulch Idaho still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Skull Gulch Idaho set a daily record high minimum temperature of 10.6 C (51.1 F) on 9 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Idaho, United States, 45.34 latitude, -114.47 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,555 m (5,100 ft).
  • Period of record: 1985 to 2023, 39 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

29 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Skull Gulch Idaho, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Skull Gulch Idaho. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 29 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Skull Gulch Idaho. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 29 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Skull Gulch Idaho, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan9.4 C (48.9 F)-25.0 C (-13.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Feb15.1 C (59.2 F)-29.2 C (-20.6 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Mar23.9 C (75.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)23.9 C (75.0 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)
Apr33.9 C (93.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)
May37.4 C (99.3 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Jun39.4 C (102.9 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Jul45.7 C (114.3 F)1.0 C (33.8 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Aug39.0 C (102.2 F)-1.4 C (29.5 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Sep33.3 C (91.9 F)-4.5 C (23.9 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)
Oct29.2 C (84.6 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)26.7 C (80.1 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)
Nov17.8 C (64.0 F)-21.0 C (-5.8 F)n/an/a
Dec12.2 C (54.0 F)-22.9 C (-9.2 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Skull Gulch Idaho by the year they were set 1,464 records at Skull Gulch Idaho still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 146. 0501001501985: 391986: 301987: 401988: 301989: 1461990: 71991: 141992: 261993: 511994: 291995: 411996: 231997: 291998: 181999: 222001: 282002: 362003: 1202004: 162005: 292006: 212007: 262008: 582009: 462010: 282011: 352012: 172013: 172014: 392015: 532016: 242017: 332018: 182019: 282020: 312021: 452022: 532023: 332024: 272025: 372026: 21198519901995200120062011201620212026
1,464 records at Skull Gulch Idaho still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 146.
Standing records at Skull Gulch Idaho by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
198539
198630
198740
198830
1989146
19907
199114
199226
199351
199429
199541
199623
199729
199818
199922
200128
200236
2003120
200416
200529
200621
200726
200858
200946
201028
201135
201217
201317
201439
201553
201624
201733
201818
201928
202031
202145
202253
202333
202427
202537
202621

Period of Record Coverage

1985 to 2026
Days with data per year at Skull Gulch Idaho 42 years of record at Skull Gulch Idaho, 1985 to 2026. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 and others. 1985: 215 of 365 days1986: 355 of 365 days1987: 328 of 365 days1988: 202 of 366 days1989: 263 of 365 days1990: 83 of 365 days1991: 70 of 365 days1992: 235 of 366 days1993: 354 of 365 days1994: 359 of 365 days1995: 324 of 365 days1996: 154 of 366 days1997: 338 of 365 days1998: 314 of 365 days1999: 205 of 365 days2000: 45 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 307 of 365 days2004: 220 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 200 of 365 days2014: 362 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 363 of 366 days2017: 363 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 365 of 366 days2021: 364 of 365 days2022: 363 of 365 days2023: 363 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 282 of 365 days1990200020102020
42 years of record at Skull Gulch Idaho, 1985 to 2026. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 and others.
Days with data per year at Skull Gulch Idaho
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
198521559%No
198635597%Yes
198732890%No
198820255%No
198926372%No
19908323%No
19917019%No
199223564%No
199335497%Yes
199435998%Yes
199532489%No
199615442%No
199733893%Yes
199831486%No
199920556%No
20004512%No
2001364100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200330784%No
200422060%No
2005365100%Yes
2006364100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008365100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010364100%Yes
201136399%Yes
2012365100%Yes
201320055%No
201436299%Yes
2015364100%Yes
201636399%Yes
201736399%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019364100%Yes
2020365100%Yes
2021364100%Yes
202236399%Yes
202336399%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628277%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Skull Gulch Idaho
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 October 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high min (Provisional)10.6 C (51.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high max (Provisional)25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high max (Provisional)26.7 C (80.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high min (Provisional)8.9 C (48.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high max (Provisional)25.0 C (77.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high max (Provisional)35.0 C (95.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high max (Provisional)33.9 C (93.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high max (Tie)33.9 C (93.0 F)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily low min (Tie)8.3 C (46.9 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high min (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily low max5.0 C (41.0 F)8.9 C (16.0 F)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie0 years1 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily low min (Tie)-2.2 C (28.0 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2026Skull Gulch Idaho, USdaily high max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1986 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Skull Gulch Idaho as warming stripes, 1986 to 2025 One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Skull Gulch Idaho, 1986 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.9 C (44.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 4.8 C (40.6 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 8.2 C (46.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1986: 6.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1993: 4.8 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1994: 6.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2001: 6.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2002: 6.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2005: 6.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2006: 7.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2007: 7.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2008: 6.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2009: 6.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2010: 6.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2011: 6.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2012: 7.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2014: 7.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2015: 8.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2016: 7.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2017: 6.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2018: 7.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2019: 6.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2020: 6.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2021: 7.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2022: 6.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2023: 6.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2024: 7.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2025: 8.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean198619901995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Skull Gulch Idaho, 1986 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.9 C (44.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 4.8 C (40.6 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 8.2 C (46.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Skull Gulch Idaho as warming stripes, 1986 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19866.9 C+0.01 C
19934.8 C-2.14 C
19946.1 C-0.78 C
20016.9 C-0.02 C
20026.2 C-0.70 C
20056.9 C-0.01 C
20067.3 C+0.39 C
20077.5 C+0.59 C
20086.4 C-0.55 C
20096.5 C-0.41 C
20106.5 C-0.45 C
20116.3 C-0.64 C
20127.9 C+1.01 C
20147.1 C+0.20 C
20158.2 C+1.25 C
20167.4 C+0.49 C
20176.7 C-0.17 C
20187.0 C+0.08 C
20196.1 C-0.79 C
20206.9 C-0.01 C
20217.8 C+0.85 C
20226.6 C-0.30 C
20236.8 C-0.09 C
20247.8 C+0.92 C
20258.2 C+1.27 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

1985 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Skull Gulch Idaho: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)45.7 C (114.3 F)198935.0 C (95.0 F)42
Coldest night (TNn)-29.2 C (-20.6 F)1989-19.1 C (-2.5 F)42

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Skull Gulch Idaho by year The hottest day of the year at Skull Gulch Idaho, 1985 to 2026. The record is 45.7 C (114.3 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F). 02040601990200020102020Record: 45.7 C (114.3 F) in 1989
The hottest day of the year at Skull Gulch Idaho, 1985 to 2026. The record is 45.7 C (114.3 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Skull Gulch Idaho by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
198537.4 C (99.3 F)
198633.2 C (91.8 F)
198733.6 C (92.5 F)
198838.2 C (100.8 F)
198945.7 C (114.3 F)
199037.1 C (98.8 F)
199135.1 C (95.2 F)
199233.6 C (92.5 F)
199328.8 C (83.8 F)
199433.2 C (91.8 F)
199531.6 C (88.9 F)
199633.3 C (91.9 F)
199732.2 C (90.0 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199933.3 C (91.9 F)
20003.3 C (37.9 F)
200134.4 C (93.9 F)
200238.3 C (100.9 F)
200343.3 C (109.9 F)
200434.4 C (93.9 F)
200535.6 C (96.1 F)
200637.2 C (99.0 F)
200738.3 C (100.9 F)
200836.1 C (97.0 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201033.3 C (91.9 F)
201134.4 C (93.9 F)
201235.6 C (96.1 F)
201336.7 C (98.1 F)
201433.9 C (93.0 F)
201537.2 C (99.0 F)
201633.3 C (91.9 F)
201735.0 C (95.0 F)
201836.7 C (98.1 F)
201932.8 C (91.0 F)
202035.0 C (95.0 F)
202135.0 C (95.0 F)
202235.6 C (96.1 F)
202336.1 C (97.0 F)
202436.1 C (97.0 F)
202533.3 C (91.9 F)
202635.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Skull Gulch Idaho by year The coldest night of the year at Skull Gulch Idaho, 1985 to 2026. The record is -29.2 C (-20.6 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.1 C (-2.5 F). -30-20-100101990200020102020Record: -29.2 C (-20.6 F) in 1989
The coldest night of the year at Skull Gulch Idaho, 1985 to 2026. The record is -29.2 C (-20.6 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.1 C (-2.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Skull Gulch Idaho by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1985-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1986-15.5 C (4.1 F)
1987-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1988-22.9 C (-9.2 F)
1989-29.2 C (-20.6 F)
1990-8.8 C (16.2 F)
19915.3 C (41.5 F)
1992-21.0 C (-5.8 F)
1993-23.7 C (-10.7 F)
1994-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1995-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1996-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1997-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1998-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1999-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2000-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2001-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2002-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2003-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2004-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2005-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2006-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2007-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2008-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2009-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2010-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2011-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2012-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2013-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2014-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2015-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2016-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2017-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2018-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2019-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2020-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2021-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2022-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2023-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2024-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2025-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2026-12.2 C (10.0 F)

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

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Skull Gulch Idaho falls on 23 May and the median first autumn frost on 3 October, which leaves a median of 134 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +12.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Skull Gulch Idaho
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1986 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost23 Mayn/a23 Mayn/a-7.7 days per decade
First autumn frost3 Octobern/a3 Octobern/a+4.7 days per decade
Growing days134 daysn/a134 daysn/a+12.4 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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Skull Gulch Idaho standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Skull Gulch Idaho 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-16).