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Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Weather

Weather

"In midsummer the storms are rarely of long duration, bnut are very severe while they last."

Theodore Roosevelt

 

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES

Average Max. Temp. Min. Temp.
January
26.9
1.2
February
34.0
8.0
March
43.5
17.6
April
58.3
29.1
May
70.8
40.5
June
79.5
49.8
July
87.1
54.5
August
86.7
52.4
September
74.6
41.1
October
62.4
30.3
November
42.9
17.5
December
31.5
6.6
  All temperatures in Fahrenheit

RECORD TEMPERATURES

 
Max. Temp.
Year
Min. Temp.
Year
January
66
1981
-49
1950
February
70
1992
-47
1962
March
80
1993
-33
1960
April
95
1980
-13
1975
May
101
1980
8
1967
June
107
1988
28
1964
July
110
1981
34
1968
August
105
1988
28
1964
September
106
1978
13
1961
October
95
1953
-13
1991
November
79
1975
-31
1985
December
66
1979
-44
1983
  All temperatures are in Fahrenheit and are the extremes for the 46-year period between 1950-2006.

AVERAGE PRECIPITATION

  Average Precip. Average Snowfall Year-to-Date Avg. Precip.
January
0.39"
6.41"
0.39"
February
0.36"
5.13"
0.75"
March
0.62"
5.48"
1.37"
April
1.43"
3.26"
2.8"
May
2.27"
0.71"
5.07"
June
3.36"
T
8.43"
July
2.05"
T
10.48"
August
1.42"
T
11.9"
September
1.4"
0.17"
13.3"
October
0.86"
0.76"
14.16"
November
0.48"
4.28"
14.64"
December
0.45"
5.44"
15.09"
    Ave. Annual Snowfall 31.64 inches Ave. Annual Precip. 15.09 inches
River Bend Overlook in the North Unit is the work of federal relief agencies during the 1930s.  

Did You Know?
Handiwork by federal relief agencies in the 1930s including the CCC, WPA and ERA can be viewed in both the North and South Units.

Last Updated: October 01, 2007 at 00:54 EST