WEST YELLOWSTONE, MONTANA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 23.9 30.3 38.2 46.8 58.3 68.8 77.7 76.7 65.5 51.7 32.8 23.6 49.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 32.0 36.9 46.8 56.5 68.4 77.8 83.5 83.8 74.9 62.1 43.7 31.7 83.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1992 1987 1992 1988 1988 1994 1990 1988 1999 1980 1994
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 13.6 24.3 32.6 37.9 51.0 60.9 67.5 70.2 55.8 45.9 22.2 13.8 13.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1971 1975 1975 1998 1993 1980 1985 1984 1985 1990 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 12.7 17.3 25.1 33.7 43.8 52.6 59.2 57.6 47.8 36.8 21.8 12.4 35.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 19.5 23.4 32.3 40.2 50.4 58.9 63.1 61.5 54.4 44.3 30.3 21.4 63.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1991 1986 1992 1992 1988 1989 1983 1990 1988 1999 1980 1989
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 1.3 8.9 18.3 26.0 38.1 47.8 51.8 52.6 41.1 32.0 13.0 2.7 1.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1976 1975 1975 1998 1993 1975 1971 1984 1985 1990 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.4 4.2 11.9 20.6 29.3 36.3 40.7 38.5 30.1 21.9 10.8 1.2 20.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 8.6 11.1 19.8 25.6 34.5 40.0 44.5 44.1 36.6 26.5 19.0 11.1 44.5
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1983 1986 1990 1987 1988 1998 1983 1998 1988 1995 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -11.1 -6.6 1.9 13.0 24.6 32.4 36.0 33.9 24.9 17.7 0.7 -10.4 -11.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1985 1982 1973 1976 1993 1978 1975 1987 1979 1978 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.96 1.77 1.82 1.51 2.19 2.21 1.84 1.36 1.47 1.30 2.01 2.30 21.74
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.96 3.55 5.17 3.85 4.12 4.45 4.12 3.37 3.53 3.45 6.38 6.62 6.62
Year Highest Occurred 1989 1999 1974 1995 1996 1998 1995 1977 1972 1991 1973 1994 1994
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.36 0.37 0.34 0.41 0.70 0.66 0.43 0.07 0.05 0.00 0.13 0.11 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1977 1978 1977 1986 1985 1999 1988 1974 1978 1976 1986 1978
Heating Degree Days (F) 1623. 1336. 1238. 940. 658. 376. 199. 244. 517. 875. 1296. 1632. 10934.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 2. 19. 13. 1. 0. 0. 0. 35.

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