Yellowstone National Park Weather in 1988

Historical record of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming weather for the year 1988 based on NOAA data.
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1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 89 °F June 26
Lowest temperature -36 °F January 20
Highest daily low 52 °F July 4
Lowest daily high 8 °F December 27
Most daily precipitation 0.8 inches May 1
Most daily snow 9.5 inches April 5
Total annual precipitation 18.2 inches -
Total annual snow 217.9 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Yellowstone National Park in 1988
Rank Temperature Date
1 89 °F Jun 26
2 87 °F Jun 25
3 86 °F Jul 31
4 85 °F Aug 25
4 85 °F Jul 22
6 84 °F Aug 24
6 84 °F Jul 27
8 83 °F Jul 26
8 83 °F Jul 23
8 83 °F Jul 3
Lowest Temperatures in Yellowstone National Park in 1988
Rank Temperature Date
1 -36 °F January 20
1 -36 °F January 19
3 -26 °F January 18
3 -26 °F January 4
3 -26 °F January 3
6 -24 °F January 5
6 -24 °F January 2
8 -22 °F March 13
8 -22 °F March 12
10 -21 °F November 28
10 -21 °F November 27
January 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
28 -20 0.00 0.0
January 2
24 -24 0.00 0.0
January 3
24 -26 0.00 0.0
January 4
24 -26 0.00 0.0
January 5
n/a -24 0.06 2.0
January 6
30 n/a 0.00 0.0
January 7
36 1 0.00 0.0
January 8
27 4 0.00 0.0
January 9
28 8 0.06 3.5
January 10
36 17 0.14 2.0
January 11
34 28 0.41 8.0
January 12
30 0 0.27 4.0
January 13
30 -2 0.03 1.0
January 14
33 6 0.03 1.0
January 15
34 20 0.07 1.5
January 16
32 -4 0.00 9.0
January 17
33 -5 0.47 1.0
January 18
30 -26 0.08 0.0
January 19
24 -36 0.00 0.0
January 20
26 -36 0.00 0.0
January 21
24 -10 0.20 0.5
January 22
32 -12 0.00 0.0
January 23
22 -7 0.10 1.5
January 24
32 -20 0.00 1.0
January 25
30 -20 0.00 0.0
January 26
30 3 0.00 0.0
January 27
37 -6 0.00 0.0
January 28
28 6 0.00 0.0
January 29
55 7 0.00 0.0
January 30
35 10 0.31 6.0
January 31
33 10 0.30 4.0
February 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
25 -10 0.00 0.0
February 2
26 -19 0.01 1.0
February 3
30 -18 0.00 0.0
February 4
25 -8 0.00 0.0
February 5
40 3 0.00 0.0
February 6
45 0 0.00 0.0
February 7
32 -2 0.00 0.0
February 8
38 14 n/a 3.0
February 9
n/a n/a n/a n/a
February 10
38 6 n/a 5.0
February 11
38 9 0.00 0.0
February 12
40 24 0.00 0.0
February 13
45 12 0.05 1.0
February 14
37 -3 0.04 1.0
February 15
35 7 0.02 1.0
February 16
34 -1 0.31 4.5
February 17
36 -12 0.00 0.0
February 18
30 -12 n/a 0.5
February 19
42 0 0.00 0.0
February 20
43 0 0.00 0.0
February 21
47 4 0.00 0.0
February 22
49 8 0.00 0.0
February 23
42 -14 0.00 0.0
February 24
46 -12 0.00 0.0
February 25
50 -10 0.00 0.0
February 26
57 -4 0.00 0.0
February 27
60 -2 0.00 0.0
February 28
62 1 0.00 0.0
February 29
60 9 0.00 0.0
March 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
53 17 0.00 0.0
March 2
48 18 0.00 0.0
March 3
51 18 0.00 0.0
March 4
36 -4 0.18 n/a
March 5
50 -16 0.00 0.0
March 6
47 14 0.14 2.5
March 7
37 13 0.58 8.0
March 8
42 -2 0.00 0.0
March 9
48 4 0.00 0.0
March 10
40 2 0.17 4.0
March 11
32 -8 0.04 0.0
March 12
32 -22 0.00 0.0
March 13
34 -22 n/a 0.5
March 14
35 -18 0.00 0.0
March 15
38 5 n/a 1.0
March 16
41 -8 0.00 0.0
March 17
45 -18 0.00 0.0
March 18
48 -12 0.00 0.0
March 19
52 7 0.00 0.0
March 20
56 20 0.00 0.0
March 21
62 22 0.00 0.0
March 22
56 28 0.11 3.0
March 23
43 28 0.20 3.0
March 24
39 9 0.16 3.0
March 25
46 9 0.03 0.5
March 26
51 29 0.00 0.0
March 27
55 27 0.14 1.5
March 28
30 -3 0.16 2.0
March 29
43 1 0.07 1.5
March 30
37 -3 n/a 0.5
March 31
40 -13 0.00 0.0
April 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
42 -6 0.00 0.0
April 2
51 12 0.13 0.0
April 3
50 31 0.00 0.0
April 4
37 24 0.74 3.0
April 5
31 -1 0.68 9.5
April 6
38 11 0.00 0.0
April 7
59 24 0.00 0.0
April 8
51 19 0.31 4.0
April 9
31 -3 0.00 0.0
April 10
38 4 0.00 0.0
April 11
52 9 0.00 0.0
April 12
60 16 0.00 0.0
April 13
62 22 0.00 0.0
April 14
65 23 0.00 0.0
April 15
66 23 0.00 0.0
April 16
63 24 0.00 0.0
April 17
67 25 0.00 0.0
April 18
61 31 0.00 0.0
April 19
45 34 0.03 0.0
April 20
46 32 0.22 0.3
April 21
44 34 0.31 0.0
April 22
43 29 0.07 0.7
April 23
37 30 0.19 2.3
April 24
39 29 0.06 0.3
April 25
43 23 0.39 4.5
April 26
30 5 0.58 9.0
April 27
39 21 0.02 0.5
April 28
58 23 0.01 0.0
April 29
58 28 0.00 0.0
April 30
53 35 0.02 0.0
May 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
39 22 0.79 9.0
May 2
34 3 0.05 1.0
May 3
38 18 n/a 0.0
May 4
47 21 0.00 0.0
May 5
52 30 0.00 0.0
May 6
59 26 0.00 0.0
May 7
52 27 0.03 2.5
May 8
40 32 0.00 0.0
May 9
50 33 0.04 0.0
May 10
60 29 n/a 0.0
May 11
n/a 27 0.00 0.0
May 12
68 28 0.00 0.0
May 13
71 28 0.00 0.0
May 14
66 29 n/a 0.0
May 15
54 27 0.00 0.0
May 16
65 29 0.00 0.0
May 17
75 39 0.00 0.0
May 18
51 30 0.00 0.0
May 19
50 22 0.00 0.0
May 20
48 20 0.02 0.0
May 21
58 23 0.00 0.0
May 22
65 21 0.00 0.0
May 23
72 28 0.00 0.0
May 24
73 35 0.00 0.0
May 25
72 32 0.00 0.0
May 26
72 33 0.00 0.0
May 27
68 30 0.00 0.0
May 28
n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
May 29
67 31 0.00 0.0
May 30
72 36 0.12 0.0
May 31
47 33 0.62 0.0
June 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
43 33 0.04 0.0
June 2
56 42 0.00 0.0
June 3
61 32 0.00 0.0
June 4
72 39 0.00 0.0
June 5
81 40 0.00 0.0
June 6
78 38 0.00 0.0
June 7
78 36 0.00 0.0
June 8
74 30 0.00 0.0
June 9
65 22 0.00 0.0
June 10
77 35 0.00 0.0
June 11
74 32 0.00 0.0
June 12
73 33 0.00 0.0
June 13
69 34 0.50 0.0
June 14
61 28 0.00 0.0
June 15
68 29 0.00 0.0
June 16
76 29 0.00 0.0
June 17
80 37 0.00 0.0
June 18
74 40 0.00 0.0
June 19
75 37 0.00 0.0
June 20
81 45 0.00 0.0
June 21
82 44 0.09 0.0
June 22
82 44 0.00 0.0
June 23
81 45 0.00 0.0
June 24
n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
June 25
87 46 0.00 0.0
June 26
89 52 0.04 0.0
June 27
79 44 0.00 0.0
June 28
80 43 0.00 0.0
June 29
80 42 0.00 0.0
June 30
80 27 0.00 0.0
July 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
76 31 0.00 0.0
July 2
77 37 0.00 0.0
July 3
83 43 0.00 0.0
July 4
80 52 0.01 0.0
July 5
76 43 0.10 0.0
July 6
77 38 0.00 0.0
July 7
65 27 0.00 0.0
July 8
80 30 0.00 0.0
July 9
80 30 0.00 0.0
July 10
82 35 0.00 0.0
July 11
80 49 0.00 0.0
July 12
81 51 0.00 0.0
July 13
68 40 0.00 0.0
July 14
78 49 0.00 0.0
July 15
79 41 0.00 0.0
July 16
82 39 0.00 0.0
July 17
81 41 0.00 0.0
July 18
75 33 0.00 0.0
July 19
79 31 n/a n/a
July 20
75 31 n/a n/a
July 21
81 30 0.00 0.0
July 22
85 37 0.00 0.0
July 23
83 44 0.00 0.0
July 24
80 37 0.00 0.0
July 25
80 37 0.00 0.0
July 26
83 37 0.00 0.0
July 27
84 49 0.00 0.0
July 28
82 39 0.00 0.0
July 29
79 40 0.14 0.0
July 30
75 39 0.00 0.0
July 31
86 41 0.00 0.0
August 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
82 50 0.00 0.0
August 2
76 37 0.00 0.0
August 3
74 43 0.00 0.0
August 4
70 30 0.00 0.0
August 5
73 31 0.00 0.0
August 6
82 47 0.00 0.0
August 7
81 40 0.00 0.0
August 8
69 36 0.00 0.0
August 9
72 34 0.00 0.0
August 10
76 37 0.00 0.0
August 11
79 37 0.00 0.0
August 12
79 44 0.00 0.0
August 13
56 41 0.22 0.0
August 14
75 32 0.00 0.0
August 15
n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
August 16
80 29 0.00 0.0
August 17
78 34 0.00 0.0
August 18
80 32 0.00 0.0
August 19
80 32 0.00 0.0
August 20
79 40 0.00 0.0
August 21
72 34 0.00 0.0
August 22
68 26 0.00 0.0
August 23
74 28 0.00 0.0
August 24
84 32 0.00 0.0
August 25
85 32 0.00 0.0
August 26
81 42 0.00 0.0
August 27
74 30 0.00 0.0
August 28
71 26 0.00 0.0
August 29
76 28 0.00 0.0
August 30
76 34 0.00 0.0
August 31
74 36 0.00 0.0
September 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
74 28 0.00 0.0
September 2
75 27 0.00 0.0
September 3
75 27 0.00 0.0
September 4
78 28 0.00 0.0
September 5
78 29 0.00 0.0
September 6
76 34 0.00 0.0
September 7
77 41 0.00 0.0
September 8
79 34 0.00 0.0
September 9
80 29 0.00 0.0
September 10
76 n/a 0.00 0.0
September 11
n/a 28 0.09 1.5
September 12
42 22 0.04 0.0
September 13
53 28 0.05 0.0
September 14
54 30 0.02 0.0
September 15
56 28 0.00 0.0
September 16
64 31 0.00 0.0
September 17
60 32 0.00 0.0
September 18
60 27 0.00 0.0
September 19
36 20 0.00 0.0
September 20
51 29 0.00 0.0
September 21
62 30 0.00 0.0
September 22
62 30 0.00 0.0
September 23
58 24 0.00 0.0
September 24
59 35 0.00 0.0
September 25
62 34 0.00 0.0
September 26
63 26 0.00 0.0
September 27
64 29 0.00 0.0
September 28
64 28 0.18 0.0
September 29
50 24 0.00 0.0
September 30
66 24 0.00 0.0
October 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
70 27 0.00 0.0
October 2
69 24 0.00 0.0
October 3
72 32 0.00 0.0
October 4
70 24 0.00 0.0
October 5
70 19 0.00 0.0
October 6
n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
October 7
n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
October 8
68 22 0.00 0.0
October 9
66 22 0.00 0.0
October 10
66 25 0.00 0.0
October 11
64 23 0.00 0.0
October 12
69 23 0.00 0.0
October 13
68 22 0.00 0.0
October 14
65 22 0.00 0.0
October 15
59 27 0.00 0.0
October 16
52 31 0.05 0.0
October 17
53 39 0.00 0.0
October 18
53 38 0.13 0.0
October 19
54 18 0.00 0.0
October 20
56 32 0.12 0.0
October 21
52 19 0.00 0.0
October 22
53 22 0.00 0.0
October 23
52 20 0.00 0.0
October 24
50 25 0.00 0.0
October 25
55 25 0.00 0.0
October 26
58 30 0.00 0.0
October 27
52 22 0.00 0.0
October 28
52 21 0.00 0.0
October 29
51 22 0.00 0.0
October 30
49 23 0.00 0.0
October 31
56 26 0.00 0.0
November 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
51 20 0.00 0.0
November 2
53 35 0.00 0.0
November 3
54 34 0.43 0.0
November 4
n/a 25 0.00 0.0
November 5
35 19 0.00 0.0
November 6
n/a n/a n/a n/a
November 7
n/a n/a n/a n/a
November 8
40 10 0.31 4.0
November 9
31 9 0.20 2.0
November 10
21 3 0.00 0.0
November 11
34 18 0.19 2.0
November 12
31 22 0.27 4.5
November 13
30 24 0.43 6.0
November 14
29 25 0.30 5.0
November 15
31 -19 0.10 1.0
November 16
26 -3 0.00 0.0
November 17
26 12 0.11 3.0
November 18
32 6 0.09 3.0
November 19
31 6 0.00 0.0
November 20
30 8 0.00 0.0
November 21
30 14 0.10 1.0
November 22
31 13 0.35 4.5
November 23
35 22 0.60 7.0
November 24
37 16 0.65 8.0
November 25
25 -4 0.12 3.5
November 26
25 -11 0.00 0.3
November 27
23 -21 0.00 0.0
November 28
20 -21 0.40 4.0
November 29
32 n/a 0.24 1.0
November 30
n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
December 1988 Yellowstone National Park Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
December 2
30 -6 0.00 0.0
December 3
38 -9 0.00 0.0
December 4
36 0 0.00 0.0
December 5
33 5 0.00 0.0
December 6
34 -4 0.00 0.0
December 7
32 12 0.00 0.0
December 8
24 -9 0.00 0.0
December 9
29 n/a 0.00 0.0
December 10
32 17 0.00 0.0
December 11
35 15 0.00 0.0
December 12
34 14 0.00 0.0
December 13
35 18 0.00 0.0
December 14
33 0 0.00 0.0
December 15
23 -17 0.00 0.0
December 16
15 -19 0.00 0.0
December 17
28 -14 0.00 0.0
December 18
38 -12 0.00 0.0
December 19
40 -10 0.00 0.0
December 20
32 -10 0.00 0.0
December 21
30 18 n/a n/a
December 22
31 4 0.55 6.0
December 23
23 9 0.08 2.0
December 24
26 -1 0.02 1.0
December 25
20 0 0.06 1.0
December 26
26 -12 0.15 2.0
December 27
8 -20 0.00 0.0
December 28
14 -16 0.00 0.0
December 29
15 -15 0.00 0.0
December 30
15 1 0.00 0.5
December 31
30 11 0.25 3.5
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