Headquarters, Idaho

Unincorporated community in the state of Idaho, United States

Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States

Headquarters, Idaho

Unincorporated community

Headquarters, Idaho

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Coordinates: 46°37′48″N 115°48′34″W﻿ / ﻿46.63000°N 115.80944°W﻿ / 46.63000; -115.80944
Country| United States
State| Idaho
County| Clearwater
Elevation

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| 3,160 ft (960 m)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
Area codes| 208, 986
GNIS feature ID| 396638[1]

Headquarters is an unincorporated community in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States. Headquarters is located on State Highway 11, 10 miles (16 km) north of Pierce.

## History

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A company town of Potlatch Corp., it was originally established as a fire protection station in 1906.[2] Headquarters was the northeastern terminus of the Camas Prairie Railroad.

Headquarters' population was estimated at 300 in 1960.[3]

The closure of lumber mills in the area in the 1980s and 1990s eliminated many jobs and severely impacted its population.[4][5][6]

## Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Grangeville qualifies as having a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dsb).

Climate data for Headquarters, Idaho 1991–2020 normals, 1959-2020 extremes: 3200ft (975m)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °F (°C)  | 55
(13)  | 64
(18)  | 72
(22)  | 88
(31)  | 97
(36)  | 97
(36)  | 102
(39)  | 108
(42)  | 99
(37)  | 85
(29)  | 69
(21)  | 55
(13)  | 108
(42)
Mean maximum °F (°C)  | 46.2
(7.9)  | 53.0
(11.7)  | 62.1
(16.7)  | 74.5
(23.6)  | 82.5
(28.1)  | 89.0
(31.7)  | 93.0
(33.9)  | 93.8
(34.3)  | 88.3
(31.3)  | 75.2
(24.0)  | 55.9
(13.3)  | 44.3
(6.8)  | 93.8
(34.3)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)  | 35.0
(1.7)  | 39.4
(4.1)  | 45.5
(7.5)  | 52.4
(11.3)  | 63.2
(17.3)  | 69.7
(20.9)  | 80.1
(26.7)  | 79.6
(26.4)  | 70.3
(21.3)  | 55.5
(13.1)  | 41.6
(5.3)  | 33.2
(0.7)  | 55.5
(13.0)
Daily mean °F (°C)  | 26.7
(−2.9)  | 29.9
(−1.2)  | 34.3
(1.3)  | 39.5
(4.2)  | 48.6
(9.2)  | 55.0
(12.8)  | 62.0
(16.7)  | 60.6
(15.9)  | 52.6
(11.4)  | 41.8
(5.4)  | 33.2
(0.7)  | 26.4
(−3.1)  | 42.6
(5.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)  | 18.5
(−7.5)  | 20.3
(−6.5)  | 23.1
(−4.9)  | 26.5
(−3.1)  | 33.9
(1.1)  | 40.3
(4.6)  | 44.0
(6.7)  | 41.5
(5.3)  | 35.0
(1.7)  | 28.1
(−2.2)  | 24.7
(−4.1)  | 19.6
(−6.9)  | 29.6
(−1.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C)  | −1.9
(−18.8)  | 3.3
(−15.9)  | 12.1
(−11.1)  | 21.1
(−6.1)  | 25.0
(−3.9)  | 31.8
(−0.1)  | 36.4
(2.4)  | 35.2
(1.8)  | 26.5
(−3.1)  | 18.6
(−7.4)  | 10.6
(−11.9)  | −0.1
(−17.8)  | −9.1
(−22.8)
Record low °F (°C)  | −27
(−33)  | −21
(−29)  | −11
(−24)  | 4
(−16)  | 19
(−7)  | 25
(−4)  | 26
(−3)  | 28
(−2)  | 18
(−8)  | 1
(−17)  | −22
(−30)  | −28
(−33)  | −28
(−33)
Average precipitation inches (mm)  | 4.75
(121)  | 4.17
(106)  | 4.57
(116)  | 3.66
(93)  | 3.49
(89)  | 2.66
(68)  | 0.90
(23)  | 1.03
(26)  | 1.43
(36)  | 3.42
(87)  | 5.23
(133)  | 5.58
(142)  | 40.89
(1,040)
Average snowfall inches (cm)  | 32.80
(83.3)  | 16.60
(42.2)  | 16.50
(41.9)  | 4.20
(10.7)  | 0.80
(2.0)  | 0.00
(0.00)  | 0.00
(0.00)  | 0.00
(0.00)  | 0.00
(0.00)  | 0.20
(0.51)  | 16.00
(40.6)  | 31.60
(80.3)  | 118.7
(301.51)
Source 1: NOAA[7]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (temp records & 1981-2010 monthly max/mins)[8]

Climate data for Headquarters (1959-2010)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °F (°C)  | 55
(13)  | 64
(18)  | 72
(22)  | 88
(31)  | 97
(36)  | 97
(36)  | 102
(39)  | 108
(42)  | 99
(37)  | 85
(29)  | 69
(21)  | 55
(13)  | 108
(42)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)  | 35
(2)  | 39.9
(4.4)  | 45.2
(7.3)  | 53.1
(11.7)  | 62.8
(17.1)  | 70.9
(21.6)  | 80.8
(27.1)  | 80.6
(27.0)  | 70.4
(21.3)  | 57
(14)  | 42.6
(5.9)  | 34.3
(1.3)  | 56.1
(13.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)  | 18.8
(−7.3)  | 19.6
(−6.9)  | 23.3
(−4.8)  | 28.7
(−1.8)  | 34.9
(1.6)  | 42
(6)  | 45.1
(7.3)  | 43.4
(6.3)  | 36.5
(2.5)  | 29.9
(−1.2)  | 25.2
(−3.8)  | 19.3
(−7.1)  | 30.6
(−0.8)
Record low °F (°C)  | −27
(−33)  | −24
(−31)  | −11
(−24)  | 4
(−16)  | 19
(−7)  | 25
(−4)  | 26
(−3)  | 28
(−2)  | 18
(−8)  | 1
(−17)  | −5
(−21)  | −28
(−33)  | −28
(−33)
Average precipitation inches (mm)  | 5.41
(137)  | 3.79
(96)  | 3.94
(100)  | 3.26
(83)  | 3.26
(83)  | 2.53
(64)  | 1.06
(27)  | 1.24
(31)  | 1.69
(43)  | 3
(76)  | 5.15
(131)  | 5.4
(140)  | 39.74
(1,009)
Average snowfall inches (cm)  | 29.9
(76)  | 15.9
(40)  | 13
(33)  | 4
(10)  | 0.4
(1.0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0.6
(1.5)  | 14.1
(36)  | 28.6
(73)  | 106.5
(271)
Average precipitation days  | 17  | 14  | 15  | 14  | 13  | 11  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 10  | 16  | 17  | 144
Source: WRCC[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Headquarters, Idaho
2. ^ "Company town began as fire headquarters". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 6, 1955. p. 6.
3. ^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.
4. ^ Ripley, Richard (August 25, 1985). "Logging town's existence threatened". Spokesman-Review. p. B1.
5. ^ Viden, Paul (February 25, 1992). "Potlatch saves 59 logging jobs". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 12A.
6. ^ Free, Cathy (May 27, 1992). "It's hard to go after the good life in Idaho logging town". Spokesman-Review. p. B1.
7. ^ "Headquarters, Idaho 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 11, 2024.
8. ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
9. ^ "HEADQUARTERS, ID (104150)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

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