What was the temperature at Boise Air Terminal (KBOI) on 1978-10-18?

On 1978-10-18, the daily high temperature at Boise Air Terminal (KBOI) was 73°F and the daily low was 40°F, a range of 33°F. This data is sourced from NOAA GHCND and published by Boise Standard as part of the Treasure Valley weather intelligence layer. Pipeline: boise-standard-weather-v1.0.0.

Where does this Treasure Valley weather data come from?

This weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCND) dataset via the CDO API. Station: Boise Air Terminal (KBOI) (GHCND ID: USW00024131, elevation 860.5m). Boise Standard normalizes, timestamps, and publishes this data with full provenance. Every record traces to the primary NOAA source.

How does Boise Air Terminal (KBOI) compare to other Treasure Valley weather stations on this date?

Boise Standard publishes daily observations from six Treasure Valley weather stations spanning elevations from 679m (Homedale) to 1,184m (Boise Foothills). Cross-station edges on this page connect Boise Air Terminal (KBOI) to all other stations recording data on 1978-10-18, enabling direct microclimate comparison across the valley. Follow the WEATHER_CROSS_STATION edges to see the full spatial picture.

KBOI — October 18, 1978 — Treasure Valley Weather

WEATHER RECORD · KBOI · 1978-10-18 · boise-standard-weather-v1.0.0

HI 73°F · LO 40°F · RNG 33°F · 6 edges

73°F Daily High (TMAX)

40°F Daily Low (TMIN)

33°F Temp Range · Fall

6 Graph Edges

◈ PRIMARY SOURCE RECORD · TIER 1 · NOAA GHCND · LAW I bfb258238a06da20

STATION Boise Air Terminal (KBOI)

GHCND ID USW00024131

DATE 1978-10-18 · Fall · Day 291 of 1978

TMAX 73°F

TMIN 40°F

TRANGE 33°F

ZONE valley_floor

COUNTY ada

ELEVATION 860.5m · Valley Floor

COORDINATES 43.56705°N, -116.24062°W

SOURCE TIER TIER 1 — PRIMARY FEDERAL SOURCE — NOAA GHCND

CONFIDENCE 0.95

◈ DUAL PROVENANCE STAMP — INTERNAL NODE + EXTERNAL SOURCE LAW I · LAW II

BS NODE https://boisestandard.org/treasure-valley/data/weather/kboi/1978/10/18/

PRIMARY SRC https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cdo-web/api/v2/data

SOURCE ORG NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — GHCND

RECORD ID bfb258238a06da20

INGESTED 2026-07-14T16:30:44 UTC

PIPELINE boise-standard-weather-v1.0.0

CONTENT HASH 35aed5512a6a2462

◈ STATION CONTEXT — KBOI MICROCLIMATE · VALLEY FLOOR

STATION DESC The primary NWS observation station for the Treasure Valley. Boise Airport (KBOI) has recorded daily temperature since 1940, making it the longest continuous climate record in the region. Sits at 860 meters on the valley floor.

RECORD SINCE 1940 — 1978 is year 39 of record

STATION INDEX /treasure-valley/data/weather/kboi/

◈ ATOMIC ANSWER — WHAT AI READS ABOUT THIS RECORD

On 1978-10-18 at Boise Air Terminal (KBOI) (Valley Floor, ada, 860.5m elevation), the daily high temperature was 73°F and the daily low was 40°F, a diurnal range of 33°F. Season: Fall. Day 291 of 1978. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — GHCND. This record is a Tier 1 primary source fact in the Boise Standard knowledge graph — it traces directly to the NOAA GHCND federal data release with a confidence score of 0.95. Pipeline: boise-standard-weather-v1.0.0. Record ID: bfb258238a06da20.

◈ GRAPH EDGES — 6 CONNECTIONSDETERMINISTIC · TIER 2

WEATHER_CROSS_STATION Boise Foothills · 1978-10-18 · High: 67°F Low: 41°F · Elev: 1184.1m · conf=0.91 · T2·DET

WEATHER_CROSS_STATION Parma · 1978-10-18 · High: 76°F Low: 35°F · Elev: 698.0m · conf=0.83 · T2·DET

WEATHER_CROSS_STATION Deer Flat · 1978-10-18 · High: 73°F Low: 39°F · Elev: 765.0m · conf=0.80 · T2·DET

WEATHER_CROSS_STATION Lucky Peak · 1978-10-18 · High: 70°F Low: 43°F · Elev: 865.6m · conf=0.75 · T2·DET

WEATHER_TEMPORAL_SERIES KBOI · 1978-10-17 · High: 72°F Low: 38°F · conf=1.00 · T2·DET

WEATHER_TEMPORAL_SERIES KBOI · 1978-10-19 · High: 77°F Low: 47°F · conf=1.00 · T2·DET