Chester, Idaho

Unincorporated community in the state of Idaho, United States

Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States

Chester, Idaho

Unincorporated community

Chester

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Coordinates: 43°59′58″N 111°34′12″W﻿ / ﻿43.99944°N 111.57000°W﻿ / 43.99944; -111.57000
Country| United States
State| Idaho
County| Fremont
Elevation

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| 5,072 ft (1,546 m)
Time zone| UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code|

83421

Area codes| 208, 986
GNIS feature ID| 371984[1]

Chester is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. Chester is located on U.S. Route 20, 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of St. Anthony. Chester has a post office with ZIP code 83421.[2]

## History

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Chester's population was estimated at 250 in 1909,[3] and was 100 in 1960.[4]

## Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification,Chester has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb).

Climate data for Chester, Idaho, 1991–2020 simulated normals (5066 ft elevation)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)  | 28.6
(−1.9)  | 33.1
(0.6)  | 43.7
(6.5)  | 54.5
(12.5)  | 64.8
(18.2)  | 72.9
(22.7)  | 82.9
(28.3)  | 82.8
(28.2)  | 72.5
(22.5)  | 57.6
(14.2)  | 41.4
(5.2)  | 29.5
(−1.4)  | 55.4
(13.0)
Daily mean °F (°C)  | 19.8
(−6.8)  | 23.5
(−4.7)  | 33.1
(0.6)  | 41.9
(5.5)  | 50.9
(10.5)  | 58.3
(14.6)  | 65.7
(18.7)  | 64.8
(18.2)  | 56.1
(13.4)  | 43.9
(6.6)  | 31.3
(−0.4)  | 21.0
(−6.1)  | 42.5
(5.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)  | 10.9
(−11.7)  | 14.0
(−10.0)  | 22.5
(−5.3)  | 29.5
(−1.4)  | 37.0
(2.8)  | 43.5
(6.4)  | 48.6
(9.2)  | 46.8
(8.2)  | 39.6
(4.2)  | 30.2
(−1.0)  | 22.5
(−5.3)  | 12.4
(−10.9)  | 29.8
(−1.2)
Average precipitation inches (mm)  | 1.48
(37.56)  | 1.03
(26.13)  | 1.07
(27.17)  | 1.39
(35.20)  | 1.96
(49.90)  | 1.60
(40.62)  | 0.58
(14.68)  | 0.70
(17.68)  | 1.07
(27.29)  | 1.36
(34.61)  | 1.10
(27.82)  | 1.56
(39.67)  | 14.9
(378.33)
Average dew point °F (°C)  | 15.8
(−9.0)  | 17.8
(−7.9)  | 22.8
(−5.1)  | 26.1
(−3.3)  | 33.1
(0.6)  | 38.8
(3.8)  | 40.6
(4.8)  | 38.7
(3.7)  | 33.6
(0.9)  | 28.2
(−2.1)  | 22.5
(−5.3)  | 16.5
(−8.6)  | 27.9
(−2.3)
Source: Prism Climate Group[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chester, Idaho
2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Davis, Ellis A. (1909). Davis' New Commercial Encyclopedia: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Ellis A. Davis. p. 189.
4. ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
5. ^ "PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University". Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering (NACSE), based at Oregon State University. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

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