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Wayan is a small unincorporated community, located 35 miles north of Soda Springs in Caribou County, Idaho, United States. Located on State Highway 34, it is part of a valley known as Grays Lake, and its zip code is 83285. Wayan is located at 42.978 N and 111.376 W. The community was named after its first post master and his wife.

Climate

Somsen Ranch is a SNOTEL weather station located near Wayan.

Climate data for Somsen Ranch, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, 1989-2020 extremes: 6800ft (2073m)
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)
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)
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