Extreme freezing temperatures break records in eastern Idaho

IDAHO FALLS – Extreme cold weather shattered records across eastern Idaho Monday, with bone-chilling temperatures reported in Rexburg, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Stanley and Challis.

While many places were dozens of degrees below zero, just wait a few days and you’ll see quite a warm-up. The National Weather Service is reporting afternoon high temperatures on Friday will be anywhere from 40 to 75 degrees WARMER than air temperatures currently are now.

Here’s a look at how cold it’s been (before windchill) in the last 24 hours:

Idaho Falls

Coldest temp overnight: -30 degrees
(The coldest temp. since 2009 and also sets a new record low temperature for Jan. 30.)

Pocatello

Coldest temp overnight: -16 degrees
(The coldest temp since 2017)

Rigby

Coldest temp overnight: -35 degrees

Rexburg

Coldest temp overnight: -26 degrees
(The coldest temp since records began in 1998)

Island Park

Coldest temp overnight: -38 degrees

Shelley

Coldest temp overnight: -28 degrees

Blackfoot

Coldest temp overnight: -23 degrees

Driggs

Coldest temp overnight: -31 degrees

Stanley

Coldest temp overnight: -36 degrees
(The coldest temp since 2017)

Challis

Coldest temp overnight: -27 degrees
(The coldest temp since 2017)

St. Anthony

Coldest temp overnight: -37 degrees

Arco/Idaho National Laboratory

Coldest temp overnight: -31 degrees

Ketchum

Coldest temp overnight: -33 degrees

Roberts

Coldest temp overnight: -30 degrees