Book Description

Climatological records were compiled and integrated to provide a summary of the climate of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks region. Semicontinuous records of daily maximum and minimum temperature and precipitation exist for several stations in the Parks, beginning as early as 1887. Wind, humidity, sunshine, and other data and precipitation are very sparse. Tabulations of monthly means and extremes of temperature and precipitation are presented for several stations. Annual precipitation histories, wind velocity distributions, and other climate data are also provided. The complexity of terrain and the wide range of elevations precludes the possibility that a single generalized description can accurately represent the climate at all localities in the region. However, the data presented typify most of the climatic regimes within the Parks.