How extreme does Coeur d'Alene's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Coeur d'Alene has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Coeur D'alene station 1 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Coeur d'Alene has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

108°F Aug 1, 2020

That is about 25°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Coeur d'Alene (typical high near 83°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 108°F Aug 1, 2020

2 108°F Jun 30, 2021

3 108°F Jul 1, 2021

❄️ Coldest night

-12°F Jan 27, 1972

About 38°F colder than a normal January night in Coeur d'Alene (typical low near 26°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -12°F Jan 27, 1972

2 -12°F Feb 2, 1972

3 -12°F Feb 3, 1972

🌧️ Most rain in one day

4.50 in Dec 21, 1997

More rain in a single day than Coeur d'Alene usually gets in the whole month of December (typical December total about 3.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.50 in Dec 21, 1997

2 3.50 in Jan 4, 1998

3 3.00 in Dec 27, 1997

⛄ Most snow in one day

25.0 in Dec 18, 2008

The three most extreme on record

1 25.0 in Dec 18, 2008

2 14.2 in Jan 4, 1982

3 11.0 in Jan 23, 1982

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Coeur d'Alene's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 108°F is about 25°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Coeur d'Alene's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 108°F and as low as −12°F. A single day has delivered over 5 inches of rain or close to 25 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Coeur D'alene (NOAA GHCN station USC00101956), about 1 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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