DRIESTSINCE
Idaho · precipitation record 1895–2026

Challis, ID

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
3.7in
year to date · normal 4.35"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 110 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.5in
46th wettest of 112 yrs
118% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
2.48in
56th driest of 114 yrs
99% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
3.7in
38th driest of 115 yrs
85% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

1.85in
on Jul 10, 1983 · in 132 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 74 days (to Jan 7, 1940)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

85%
3.7" of a normal 4.35" · wettest 8.4" (1995) · driest 1.17" (1924)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 102-year record (1914–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 7.07" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199511.98in
2191511.39in
3198311.25in
4201010.79in
5196810.17in

Driest Years on Record

119352.39in
219243.19in
320023.97in
419594.28in
519344.36in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in May (~1.02") and driest in Feb (~0.31"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1963, 3.83".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Challis — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.86in
set in 1941

Rain on Jul 28

16%
of 110 years had measurable rain
1897: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.08″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.06″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.05″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.01″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.86″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.01″1945: 0.12″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.11″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.12″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.02″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.03″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.05″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.02″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.01″1991: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.01″1995: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.06″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.05″2021: 0.05″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″190019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Challis's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Challis, ID — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Challis's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Challis, ID — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Challis's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Challis, ID — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:19 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight14h 48m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.52°N, 114.22°W

Nearby Stations

Stanley, ID42 mi SWMcCall, ID95 mi WBoise, ID120 mi SWJerome, ID124 mi SPocatello, ID137 mi SEBurley, ID138 mi S

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