Idaho damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1,035 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Idaho, 1,008 of them 58 mph or more and 38 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 192 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was May 13, 2026 (91 reports in Idaho). The highest wind on record is 104 mph, on July 14, 2002. 2026 so far: 180 preliminary reports.
Idaho's biggest wind day since 2016: May 13, 2026
91 damaging wind reports in Idaho, 3 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Idaho
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | 91 | 3 | 85 mph |
| August 23, 2024 | 57 | 0 | 74 mph |
| December 17, 2025 | 51 | 10 | 83 mph |
| March 25, 2006 | 46 | 9 | 93 mph |
| October 19, 2019 | 38 | 8 | 81 mph |
| May 10, 2025 | 36 | 0 | 71 mph |
| August 29, 2023 | 36 | 1 | 78 mph |
| May 11, 2025 | 30 | 1 | 79 mph |
| May 13, 2024 | 30 | 1 | 81 mph |
| July 1, 2023 | 26 | 0 | 60 mph |
| June 6, 2020 | 25 | 1 | 85 mph |
| April 17, 1992 | 24 | 0 | 74 mph |
| May 30, 2020 | 23 | 2 | 83 mph |
| August 22, 2003 | 22 | 2 | 82 mph |
| April 30, 2020 | 21 | 0 | 70 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Idaho
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2002 | 8 | 2 | 104 mph |
| April 14, 2002 | 16 | 3 | 99 mph |
| June 17, 1997 | 5 | 1 | 98 mph |
| June 25, 1988 | 3 | 1 | 98 mph |
| July 3, 2008 | 4 | 2 | 96 mph |
| February 14, 2000 | 9 | 4 | 96 mph |
| August 29, 2017 | 4 | 1 | 94 mph |
| March 25, 2006 | 46 | 9 | 93 mph |
| August 1, 2005 | 3 | 2 | 92 mph |
| June 26, 2004 | 1 | 1 | 92 mph |
Idaho damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 180 | 116 | 4 | 85 mph | 29 |
| 2025 | 214 | 214 | 14 | 83 mph | 29 |
| 2024 | 257 | 243 | 3 | 85 mph | 34 |
| 2023 | 129 | 124 | 2 | 79 mph | 23 |
| 2022 | 68 | 66 | 0 | 72 mph | 16 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 2 | 79 mph | 11 |
| 2020 | 101 | 97 | 3 | 85 mph | 13 |
| 2019 | 81 | 81 | 9 | 81 mph | 19 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 89 mph | 12 |
| 2017 | 46 | 45 | 3 | 94 mph | 16 |
| 2016 | 54 | 53 | 0 | 74 mph | 19 |
| 2015 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 76 mph | 14 |
| 2014 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 82 mph | 16 |
| 2013 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 87 mph | 22 |
| 2012 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 78 mph | 16 |
| 2011 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 83 mph | 19 |
| 2010 | 79 | 79 | 4 | 90 mph | 28 |
| 2009 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 75 mph | 17 |
| 2008 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 96 mph | 9 |
| 2007 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 70 mph | 10 |
| 2006 | 88 | 88 | 14 | 93 mph | 16 |
| 2005 | 58 | 58 | 9 | 92 mph | 17 |
| 2004 | 66 | 66 | 6 | 92 mph | 20 |
| 2003 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 86 mph | 13 |
| 2002 | 61 | 55 | 5 | 104 mph | 16 |
| 2001 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 79 mph | 12 |
| 2000 | 32 | 29 | 4 | 96 mph | 12 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 79 mph | 8 |
| 1998 | 43 | 34 | 0 | 74 mph | 21 |
| 1997 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 98 mph | 13 |
| 1996 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 92 mph | 15 |
| 1995 | 52 | 40 | 5 | 92 mph | 21 |
| 1994 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 92 mph | 15 |
| 1993 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 69 mph | 18 |
| 1992 | 55 | 20 | 0 | 74 mph | 17 |
| 1991 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 71 mph | 13 |
| 1990 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 75 mph | 9 |
| 1989 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 81 mph | 18 |
| 1988 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 98 mph | 10 |
| 1987 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 71 mph | 17 |
| 1986 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 71 mph | 6 |
| 1985 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 68 mph | 5 |
| 1984 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 86 mph | 10 |
| 1983 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 82 mph | 10 |
| 1982 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 64 mph | 6 |
| 1981 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 60 mph | 5 |
| 1980 | 4 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1979 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 64 mph | 8 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
| 1977 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 5 |
| 1976 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 10 |
| 1975 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 86 mph | 11 |
| 1973 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 63 mph | 4 |
| 1972 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 74 mph | 2 |
| 1971 | 6 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1970 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 68 mph | 13 |
| 1969 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 64 mph | 5 |
| 1968 | 8 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 1967 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 69 mph | 6 |
| 1966 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 70 mph | 5 |
| 1965 | 8 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 1964 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 75 mph | 5 |
| 1962 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 3 |
| 1961 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1960 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1959 | 4 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1958 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 mph | 7 |
| 1957 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 81 mph | 4 |
| 1956 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 81 mph | 7 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72 mph | 1 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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