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Murphy Hot Springs, Idaho
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Murphy Hot Springs, Idaho is located in Idaho
Murphy Hot Springs, Idaho
Murphy Hot Springs, Idaho
Location in Idaho
Murphy Hot Springs, Idaho is located in the United States
Murphy Hot Springs, Idaho
Murphy Hot Springs, Idaho
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Idaho
County Owyhee
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)

Murphy Hot Springs is an unincorporated community in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States.

Description

The community is located along Three Creek Road between Rogerson, Idaho and Jarbidge, Nevada at the bottom of the East Fork Jarbidge River's canyon. As of 2007, the community contains approximately 50 homes.

Climate

The hottest temperature recorded in Murphy Hot Springs was 102 °F (38.9 °C) on July 15, 2014, while the coldest temperature recorded was −27 °F (−32.8 °C) on February 2, 1996.

Climate data for Murphy Hot Springs, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 65
(18)
65
(18)
75
(24)
86
(30)
91
(33)
99
(37)
102
(39)
99
(37)
98
(37)
91
(33)
77
(25)
70
(21)
102
(39)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 56.7
(13.7)
59.4
(15.2)
66.1
(18.9)
76.2
(24.6)
82.9
(28.3)
91.6
(33.1)
96.7
(35.9)
95.4
(35.2)
91.0
(32.8)
81.0
(27.2)
68.3
(20.2)
58.5
(14.7)
97.4
(36.3)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 40.7
(4.8)
42.7
(5.9)
49.6
(9.8)
55.3
(12.9)
65.4
(18.6)
75.2
(24.0)
86.3
(30.2)
85.0
(29.4)
76.5
(24.7)
62.3
(16.8)
48.5
(9.2)
39.9
(4.4)
60.6
(15.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 29.1
(−1.6)
30.7
(−0.7)
36.8
(2.7)
41.5
(5.3)
49.9
(9.9)
57.4
(14.1)
66.2
(19.0)
65.1
(18.4)
56.9
(13.8)
45.6
(7.6)
35.2
(1.8)
27.8
(−2.3)
45.2
(7.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 17.5
(−8.1)
18.8
(−7.3)
24.1
(−4.4)
27.6
(−2.4)
34.5
(1.4)
39.6
(4.2)
46.2
(7.9)
45.1
(7.3)
37.4
(3.0)
28.9
(−1.7)
21.9
(−5.6)
15.7
(−9.1)
29.8
(−1.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −0.4
(−18.0)
2.7
(−16.3)
12.2
(−11.0)
17.2
(−8.2)
23.7
(−4.6)
30.9
(−0.6)
37.9
(3.3)
35.4
(1.9)
28.0
(−2.2)
17.1
(−8.3)
5.6
(−14.7)
−0.3
(−17.9)
−6.3
(−21.3)
Record low °F (°C) −17
(−27)
−27
(−33)
2
(−17)
11
(−12)
18
(−8)
18
(−8)
21
(−6)
23
(−5)
24
(−4)
−2
(−19)
−6
(−21)
−23
(−31)
−27
(−33)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.12
(28)
0.95
(24)
1.16
(29)
2.24
(57)
2.29
(58)
1.21
(31)
0.72
(18)
0.54
(14)
0.88
(22)
1.00
(25)
1.31
(33)
1.29
(33)
14.71
(372)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 6.5
(17)
10.2
(26)
8.3
(21)
4.1
(10)
0.6
(1.5)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.5
(1.3)
7.2
(18)
9.9
(25)
47.3
(119.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 7.7 7.8 9.8 11.3 11.0 6.2 4.6 5.0 4.9 6.6 8.5 8.4 91.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 4.1 4.8 4.4 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.5 5.5 25.2
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: National Weather Service
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