YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYOMING

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 29.2 34.1 40.4 48.9 58.9 69.3 78.6 77.9 66.8 53.8 37.3 29.2 52.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 39.8 41.9 49.9 60.6 66.1 78.0 84.6 83.1 75.7 64.0 49.4 36.1 84.6
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1991 1992 1987 1992 1988 2000 1994 1990 1988 1999 1980 2000
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 18.2 23.1 33.3 35.1 50.8 59.7 67.5 71.5 58.3 47.4 27.7 18.7 18.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1975 1975 1975 1998 1993 1975 1986 1984 1985 1990 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 18.9 22.8 29.1 37.2 46.4 55.2 62.5 61.5 51.3 40.5 27.1 19.0 39.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 27.5 31.6 38.0 44.1 52.6 62.4 67.2 66.1 58.6 47.3 38.3 26.6 67.2
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1991 1992 1987 1994 1988 1998 1971 1998 1988 1999 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 6.2 10.8 21.5 25.6 40.6 48.5 54.6 56.3 45.8 34.9 17.9 6.5 6.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1975 1975 1975 1998 1993 1976 1986 1984 1985 1978 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 8.6 11.5 17.7 25.4 33.9 41.1 46.4 45.1 35.8 27.1 16.9 8.7 26.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.4 21.2 26.8 31.1 39.2 46.8 50.2 49.7 43.3 32.3 27.2 17.0 50.2
Year Highest Occurred 1994 1991 1986 1992 1994 1988 1998 1991 1998 1992 1999 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -5.8 -1.5 9.0 16.1 30.3 35.7 41.7 38.1 29.5 22.2 8.1 -7.6 -7.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1976 1975 1982 1976 1993 1976 1974 1976 1985 1978 1978
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.88 0.64 1.08 1.09 2.01 1.93 1.59 1.44 1.29 0.95 0.94 0.79 14.63
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.24 1.84 3.05 2.73 3.66 4.76 3.57 4.21 3.17 2.33 1.96 1.91 4.76
Year Highest Occurred 1972 1978 1974 1993 1991 1998 1987 1982 1972 1989 1998 1978 1998
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.05 0.16 0.26 0.07 0.12 0.49 0.37 0.14 0.05 0.00 0.29 0.02 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1977 1973 1979 1979 1988 1990 1988 1979 1987 1972 1986 1987
Heating Degree Days (F) 1430. 1182. 1114. 835. 578. 306. 136. 164. 416. 761. 1137. 1429. 9488.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 11. 58. 56. 5. 0. 0. 0. 130.

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