STATION
Boise Lucky Peak Dam
GHCND ID
USC00101018
DATE
1996-08-27 · Summer · Day 240 of 1996
TMAX
100°F
TMIN
45°F
TRANGE
55°F
ZONE
canyon_east
COUNTY
ada
ELEVATION
865.6m · Canyon East
COORDINATES
43.5253°N, -116.0542°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
58608c8149978f9e
INGESTED
2026-07-14T16:30:58 UTC
PIPELINE
boise-standard-weather-v1.0.0
CONTENT HASH
dcc5144e4f6bdb20
STATION DESC
Eastern Ada County at the Boise River canyon mouth. Records back to 1951. Captures the canyon east microclimate — influenced by mountain air drainage from the Boise Range. Army Corps of Engineers water management context.
RECORD SINCE
1951 — 1996 is year 46 of record
On 1996-08-27 at
Boise Lucky Peak Dam
(Canyon East, ada, 865.6m elevation),
the daily high temperature was 100°F
and the daily low was 45°F,
a diurnal range of 55°F.
Season: Summer.
Day 240 of 1996. 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: 58608c8149978f9e.
