STATION
Boise Air Terminal (KBOI)
GHCND ID
USW00024131
DATE
1979-07-17 · Summer · Day 198 of 1979
TMAX
102°F
TMIN
62°F
TRANGE
40°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
EVENT FLAGSHEAT EVENT
SOURCE ORG
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — GHCND
RECORD ID
f7b4a3942c7d668a
INGESTED
2026-07-14T16:30:44 UTC
PIPELINE
boise-standard-weather-v1.0.0
CONTENT HASH
ff98ef78cfa21f70
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 — 1979 is year 40 of record
On 1979-07-17 at
Boise Air Terminal (KBOI)
(Valley Floor, ada, 860.5m elevation),
the daily high temperature was 102°F
and the daily low was 62°F,
a diurnal range of 40°F.
Season: Summer.
Day 198 of 1979. This date recorded a heat event (tmax ≥ 100°F).
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: f7b4a3942c7d668a.
