Idaho Cities and Towns
The Gem State    43rd  State

Climate & Weather:

Idaho enjoys a four-season climate, but conditions can be unpredictable, especially in the mountains.

Snake River Plain (Valley) summers are generally warm (seldom hot). Evenings are cool, and July and August are considered perfect.

Fall weather is much cooler and winter conditions can be snowy and much colder, with little wind.

Summer high temperatures are near 75 degrees, while winter highs are in the 30s. The average annual rainfall approaches 26 inches.

Mountains in the south, central and north are cooler throughout the year with cold and snowy conditions fall and winter.

Mean summer temperature are near 64 degrees, dropping to around 30 degrees in winter. The average rainfall in the higher elevations of the Rockies (central and north) exceeds 60 inches, and snowfall is usually heavy.
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Firsts, Facts, Trivia:  

The town of Arco became the first community in the world electrified by nuclear power, when a local plant began production in 1951.
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Featured Tourist Spots:

Heise Hot Springs - Heise Hot Springs offers swimming pools, a 350 foot water slide, outfitted fishing and float trips on the Snake River and a nine hole golf course. Their 82 degree filtered fresh water pool creates an invigorating, fun environment for the whole family. MORE TOURISM

Idaho History:

In 1805 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the Oregon Country, which included parts of Idaho. There they found the land too dry to farm, but many animals that could be hunted for furs. In 1809, the British opened the first trading post in Idaho. Soon afterwards fur traders came from all over to trade with the Indians for furs. In 1846, the United States signed an agreement with Great Britain for part of the Oregon Country. This land included the territory now known as Idaho is an 83,557 square mile expanse of forest land, prairies, mountains and deep canyons along the Snake and Salmon rivers. 

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