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
[edit]Somsen Ranch is a SNOTEL weather station located near Wayan.
| Climate data for Somsen Ranch, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, 1989-2020 extremes: 6800ft (2073m) | |||||||||||||
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| 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
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wayan, Idaho
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Somsen Ranch, Idaho 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 2, 2023.
External links
[edit]Municipalities and communities of Caribou County, Idaho, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡ This populated place also extends into Wyoming, ‡‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
42°58′28″N 111°22′30″W / 42.97444°N 111.37500°W
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