MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		44.7		30.1		33.1		35.9		41.2		48.4		54.6		60.8		60.5		55.4		46.8		37.3		32.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		54.2		35.4		39.8		43.8		51.1		60.1		66.5		74.7		73.9		67.6		56.3		43.6		37.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		35.2		24.8		26.6		28.1		31.3		36.6		42.7		46.9		47		43.1		37.2		31		27.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		105		67		69		73		85		95		98		105		101		97		88		72		60

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-9		-9		-8		-1		12		21		28		33		33		24		16		-3		-7

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		1.7		1.5		0.6		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		158.9		27.7		25		26.3		19.6		7.1		0.7		---		---		1		6.8		18.6		26

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		82.8		12.5		8.9		8.1		5.2		4		3.6		1.4		2.2		4.1		7.9		11.4		13.7

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		180		21		17		19		16		15		12		6		8		11		15		19		21

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		25.4		25.4		18.5		17.1		9.9		7		6.1		3.8		5.5		7.1		13.9		25.2		24.2

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.8		0.4		1.6		1.4		0.9		0.7		---		0.1		---		0.1		3.9		2.7

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.6		5.3		3.5		5.2		3.6		2		2.5		1.8		2.1		3.9		4.3		4		7.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		135		17		14		15		12		10		8		3		4		7		12		15		18

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		57		9		6		6		4		2		2		1		1		3		6		8		9

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		21		4		3		2		1		---		---		---		---		1		2		4		4

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		185.4		50.6		34.6		33.1		11.7		1.7		---		---		---		---		1.5		14.4		37.8

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		10		24		31		32		18		2		---		---		---		---		---		2		10

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		151.5		151.5		123		131.5		49.5		19		0.5		---		---		1.5		12		59.5		115.1

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4339		771		618		592		417		231		90		17		18		83		270		531		701

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		75		---		---		---		---		1		7		32		26		9		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		960.3		---		---		---		---		---		138		334.8		325.5		162		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.6		10.9		12.5		14.2		15.7		16.5		16		14.7		13		11.3		9.9		9.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		1.2		2.1		3.1		4.4		5.2		5.8		6.4		5.6		4.3		2.5		1.4		1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.7		1.1		1.7		2.1		2.5		2.6		2.6		2.2		1.9		1.3		0.8		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		2		3		3.8		4.5		4.8		5		5.7		5.6		4.9		3.4		2.2		1.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.7		2.7		3.2		4		4.5		5.1		6.3		5.9		4.8		3.2		1.9		1.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		1.2		2.1		3.1		4.4		5.2		5.8		6.4		5.6		4.3		2.5		1.4		1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		0.9		1.2		1.8		2.2		2.5		2.7		2.8		2.3		2.1		1.5		1		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		2.7		3.4		4.9		5.3		6.1		5.8		6.6		6.2		5.9		4.4		3		2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		2.3		3.2		4.6		5.4		6.9		6.7		7.7		6.7		5.9		4.3		2.7		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		1.1		1.6		2.6		3.7		4.1		4.8		5.3		5		3.5		2.1		1.2		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.7		0.9		1.6		2.1		2.4		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.7		1.1		0.7		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.2		1.6		2.2		3		3.8		3.8		4.1		4.7		4.9		3.9		2.7		1.7		1.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.7		1.4		1.8		2.3		2.9		2.8		3.4		4.5		4.8		3.5		2.4		1.4		1.3