WEST YELLOWSTONE, MONTANA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 23.5 30.4 37.1 45.9 57.9 68.5 78.5 76.2 64.5 51.8 34.0 23.4 49.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 31.5 39.2 44.5 56.1 66.5 77.4 84.6 83.0 74.9 61.4 40.5 31.0 51.8
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1986 1987 1969 1961 1966 1971 1990 1988 1965 1980 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 12.5 24.2 32.2 37.6 51.1 63.0 71.2 68.9 54.3 44.1 26.0 13.8 46.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1971 1975 1975 1964 1986 1968 1965 1969 1985 1990 1975
Mean Temperature (F) 11.9 17.0 23.6 33.0 43.6 52.6 59.9 57.6 47.5 37.2 23.2 12.3 35.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 19.2 24.8 32.2 39.1 48.6 58.7 63.1 62.8 54.4 44.0 29.4 21.1 37.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1963 1986 1987 1969 1988 1989 1971 1990 1988 1965 1980 1981
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 0.8 8.4 14.5 26.4 39.0 49.5 55.8 53.1 39.9 31.5 15.6 2.7 32.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1964 1965 1975 1975 1975 1986 1980 1965 1969 1979 1990 1985
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 0.2 3.6 10.1 20.0 29.2 36.6 41.3 38.9 30.5 22.6 12.4 1.1 20.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.2 11.1 19.8 25.6 34.5 41.4 44.5 44.1 37.4 26.8 19.1 11.1 22.8
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1983 1986 1990 1987 1977 1975 1983 1963 1963 1973 1980 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -11.5 -10.1 -6.3 13.0 25.6 34.2 38.8 34.8 25.5 17.8 0.7 -8.4 17.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1965 1982 1982 1979 1972 1985 1965 1970 1979 1990 1985
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.18 1.64 1.77 1.53 2.03 2.37 1.67 1.59 1.76 1.32 2.15 2.13 22.14
Highest Precipitation (in.) 4.91 3.78 5.17 3.82 4.46 4.75 3.80 5.95 4.04 4.32 6.38 5.76 28.60
Year Highest Occurred 1965 1962 1974 1965 1963 1963 1985 1968 1961 1961 1973 1964 1964
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.34 0.37 0.34 0.41 0.70 0.66 0.42 0.07 0.05 0.00 0.13 0.11 14.32
Year Lowest Occurred 1961 1977 1978 1977 1986 1985 1961 1988 1974 1978 1976 1986 1979
Heating Degree Days (F) 1646. 1344. 1283. 960. 663. 372. 170. 243. 525. 862. 1254. 1634. 10956.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 12. 14. 0. 0. 0. 0. 26.

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