LAKE YELLOWSTONE, WYOMING

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 22.8 28.3 35.2 42.2 51.0 61.1 70.4 70.4 60.3 48.2 33.1 24.8 45.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 33.8 34.7 41.9 49.5 58.1 69.7 76.3 76.5 68.0 56.9 43.8 33.7 76.5
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1991 1986 1977 1992 1988 1988 1971 1990 1988 1999 1980 1971
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 12.4 21.3 28.8 35.5 44.4 52.8 59.9 64.8 52.3 41.1 26.6 16.0 12.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1977 1975 1996 1998 1993 1993 1986 1984 1994 1990 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 9.9 13.4 19.8 28.4 38.1 46.8 54.0 53.5 44.5 34.6 21.6 13.0 31.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 18.9 20.3 26.0 35.4 45.4 53.4 58.1 57.9 50.9 40.1 30.7 22.6 58.1
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1998 1971 1998 1988 1999 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -2.3 2.5 11.2 19.9 32.9 41.5 46.6 48.1 37.6 27.8 14.3 3.3 -2.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1976 1975 1975 1998 1993 1985 1985 1984 1994 1990 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -3.1 -1.5 4.3 14.6 25.1 32.5 37.5 36.5 28.6 20.9 10.0 1.1 17.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 8.6 9.9 10.2 21.6 33.3 37.4 42.7 42.0 35.6 25.7 17.6 11.5 42.7
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1986 1987 1987 1987 1997 1987 1983 1998 1983 1999 1980 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -17.1 -16.4 -7.9 4.3 17.9 27.5 32.6 30.2 22.3 14.5 1.5 -9.5 -17.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1985 1976 1975 1974 1975 1972 1985 1985 1984 2000 1990 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 1.91 1.49 1.73 1.48 2.06 2.08 1.66 1.69 1.59 1.32 1.71 1.68 20.40
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.58 5.31 4.06 3.05 4.70 5.27 4.13 3.28 3.54 5.38 3.88 4.89 5.38
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1986 1974 1993 1981 1998 1985 1984 1972 1975 1986 1996 1975
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.36 0.35 0.49 0.42 0.61 0.83 0.00 0.25 0.11 0.06 0.29 0.06 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1992 1977 1984 1987 1979 1974 2000 1992 1987 1986 1993 1986 2000
Heating Degree Days (F) 1712. 1446. 1404. 1098. 835. 545. 344. 362. 616. 944. 1303. 1614. 12223.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 2. 2. 0. 0. 0. 0. 4.

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