Wayan, Idaho

Wayan is a small unincorporated community in Caribou County, Idaho, United States.[1] It is 35 miles north of Soda Springs on State Highway 34. It is part of a valley known as Grays Lake. The community was named after its first post master and his wife.[citation needed]

Climate

Somsen Ranch is a SNOTEL weather station located near Wayan.

Climate data for Somsen Ranch, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, 1989-2020 extremes: 6800ft (2073m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 55
(13) 		59
(15) 		68
(20) 		75
(24) 		83
(28) 		89
(32) 		94
(34) 		91
(33) 		86
(30) 		79
(26) 		65
(18) 		53
(12) 		94
(34)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 46.2
(7.9) 		50.8
(10.4) 		59.7
(15.4) 		67.2
(19.6) 		74.1
(23.4) 		81.1
(27.3) 		86.4
(30.2) 		86.1
(30.1) 		80.7
(27.1) 		69.9
(21.1) 		55.9
(13.3) 		45.6
(7.6) 		87.6
(30.9)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 31.9
(−0.1) 		36.0
(2.2) 		43.7
(6.5) 		49.6
(9.8) 		58.3
(14.6) 		67.4
(19.7) 		77.5
(25.3) 		77.0
(25.0) 		67.1
(19.5) 		52.7
(11.5) 		39.0
(3.9) 		30.2
(−1.0) 		52.5
(11.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 22.7
(−5.2) 		25.2
(−3.8) 		32.2
(0.1) 		38.1
(3.4) 		46.5
(8.1) 		54.1
(12.3) 		62.4
(16.9) 		61.7
(16.5) 		53.0
(11.7) 		41.2
(5.1) 		29.5
(−1.4) 		21.7
(−5.7) 		40.7
(4.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 13.5
(−10.3) 		14.4
(−9.8) 		20.7
(−6.3) 		26.5
(−3.1) 		34.6
(1.4) 		40.7
(4.8) 		47.3
(8.5) 		46.6
(8.1) 		39.0
(3.9) 		29.7
(−1.3) 		20.1
(−6.6) 		13.2
(−10.4) 		28.9
(−1.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −6.5
(−21.4) 		−4.4
(−20.2) 		3.5
(−15.8) 		12.9
(−10.6) 		23.2
(−4.9) 		29.7
(−1.3) 		37.4
(3.0) 		35.6
(2.0) 		26.1
(−3.3) 		14.1
(−9.9) 		1.0
(−17.2) 		−6.7
(−21.5) 		−11.9
(−24.4)
Record low °F (°C) −21
(−29) 		−20
(−29) 		−16
(−27) 		2
(−17) 		13
(−11) 		24
(−4) 		27
(−3) 		21
(−6) 		17
(−8) 		−9
(−23) 		−19
(−28) 		−28
(−33) 		−28
(−33)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.15
(80) 		2.48
(63) 		2.38
(60) 		2.51
(64) 		2.76
(70) 		1.87
(47) 		0.79
(20) 		1.35
(34) 		1.82
(46) 		2.23
(57) 		2.74
(70) 		3.24
(82) 		27.32
(693)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 28.3
(72) 		24.6
(62) 		17.6
(45) 		12.5
(32) 		4.5
(11) 		0.9
(2.3) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.4
(1.0) 		6.2
(16) 		14.3
(36) 		26.0
(66) 		135.3
(343.3)
Source 1: XMACIS2 (Wayan 1998-2011 snowfall)[2]
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wayan, Idaho
  2. ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Somsen Ranch, Idaho 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 2, 2023.

42°58′28″N 111°22′30″W / 42.97444°N 111.37500°W / 42.97444; -111.37500


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