The Climate of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Dirks RA and Martner BE. 1982. The Climate of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. NPS Occasional Paper Number 6. National Park Service. Washington, DC
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 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 the terrain and the wide range of elevations preclude 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.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Dirks, Richard; Martner, Brooks
- Date of Issue
- 1982
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRTE , YELL
- Keywords
- Air Temperature, Atmospheric Sciences, Clemson, Climate, ehistory, History, ice temperature, Map, Precipitation, Relative Humidity, Snowfall, Weather, Wind
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate