Bern | |
|---|---|
  Bern Location within the state of Idaho | |
| Coordinates: 42°20′23″N 111°23′10″W / 42.33972°N 111.38611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Bear Lake |
| Elevation | 5,968 ft (1,819 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 83220[1] |
| Area code | 208 |
| GNIS feature ID | 377393[2] |
Bern is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.[2] It is located in the southeast corner of the state, about four miles from Montpelier.
The first settlement at Bern was made in 1873.[3] A post office called Bern was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1988.[4] The community was named after Bern, in Switzerland, the native land of a large share of the first settlers.[3]
Bern's population was estimated at 50 in 1909,[5] and was 20 in 1960.[6]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bern has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Bern was 100 °F (37.8 °C) on July 13, 2002 and July 23, 2003, while the coldest temperature recorded was −30 °F (−34.4 °C) on February 3, 1996 and January 31, 2023.[7]
| Climate data for Bern, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1992–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 49 (9) |
55 (13) |
71 (22) |
82 (28) |
89 (32) |
97 (36) |
100 (38) |
98 (37) |
96 (36) |
88 (31) |
70 (21) |
59 (15) |
100 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 41.8 (5.4) |
45.1 (7.3) |
56.9 (13.8) |
72.1 (22.3) |
80.2 (26.8) |
89.2 (31.8) |
94.4 (34.7) |
93.1 (33.9) |
87.9 (31.1) |
76.5 (24.7) |
60.7 (15.9) |
46.3 (7.9) |
95.1 (35.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.7 (−1.8) |
32.0 (0.0) |
42.1 (5.6) |
53.3 (11.8) |
64.2 (17.9) |
74.5 (23.6) |
84.6 (29.2) |
83.9 (28.8) |
73.5 (23.1) |
58.6 (14.8) |
42.7 (5.9) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
55.7 (13.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.7 (−7.9) |
20.3 (−6.5) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
40.1 (4.5) |
49.3 (9.6) |
57.4 (14.1) |
65.4 (18.6) |
64.2 (17.9) |
55.0 (12.8) |
42.8 (6.0) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
19.9 (−6.7) |
41.1 (5.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 6.7 (−14.1) |
8.6 (−13.0) |
18.3 (−7.6) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
34.4 (1.3) |
40.3 (4.6) |
46.2 (7.9) |
44.6 (7.0) |
36.5 (2.5) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
9.4 (−12.6) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −13.9 (−25.5) |
−13.3 (−25.2) |
−1.5 (−18.6) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
37.0 (2.8) |
33.2 (0.7) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
−0.8 (−18.2) |
−11.9 (−24.4) |
−18.9 (−28.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) |
−30 (−34) |
−21 (−29) |
−4 (−20) |
15 (−9) |
22 (−6) |
28 (−2) |
23 (−5) |
15 (−9) |
−13 (−25) |
−18 (−28) |
−21 (−29) |
−30 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.73 (44) |
1.60 (41) |
1.48 (38) |
1.74 (44) |
2.29 (58) |
1.28 (33) |
0.67 (17) |
0.96 (24) |
1.35 (34) |
1.70 (43) |
1.38 (35) |
1.71 (43) |
17.89 (454) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 23.3 (59) |
19.0 (48) |
9.2 (23) |
4.9 (12) |
1.3 (3.3) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
2.9 (7.4) |
9.2 (23) |
20.6 (52) |
90.6 (228.2) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 20.9 (53) |
23.9 (61) |
20.0 (51) |
5.6 (14) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.5 (3.8) |
4.6 (12) |
12.8 (33) |
25.1 (64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 12.1 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 115.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 11.2 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 50.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, snow depth 1992–2022)[7] | |||||||||||||
