MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		7.1		-1.1		0.6		2.2		5.1		9.1		12.6		16		15.8		13		8.2		2.9		0.2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		12.3		1.9		4.3		6.6		10.6		15.6		19.2		23.7		23.3		19.8		13.5		6.4		3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1.8		-4		-3		-2.2		-0.4		2.6		5.9		8.3		8.3		6.2		2.9		-0.6		-2.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		40.6		19.4		20.6		22.8		29.4		35		36.7		40.6		38.3		36.1		31.1		22.2		15.6

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-22.8		-22.8		-22.2		-18.3		-11.1		-6.1		-2.2		0.6		0.6		-4.4		-8.9		-19.4		-21.7

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
mm		2100		310		220		200		130		100		90		30		50		100		200		280		340

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
mm		646		646		471		436		252		177		155		96		141		180		353		640		614

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		20		11		40		35		22		18		---		2		---		2		99		70

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		193.8		135.1		87.6		133.3		91.4		50.3		64.8		45.2		52.3		99.6		109.7		102.6		193.8

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
cm		470.9		128.5		87.9		84.1		29.7		4.3		---		---		---		---		3.8		36.6		96

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		25		60		78		81		45		5		---		---		---		---		---		5		25

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		384.8		384.8		312.4		334		125.7		48.3		1.3		---		---		3.8		30.5		151.1		292.4

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2410.6		428.3		343.3		328.9		231.7		128.3		50		9.4		10		46.1		150		295		389.4

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		41.7		---		---		---		---		0.6		3.9		17.8		14.4		5		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 70

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		533.5		---		---		---		---		---		76.7		186		180.8		90		---		---		---

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
Mj/m2		12.8		4.4		7.6		11.3		15.7		18.6		20.7		22.9		20.3		15.3		9.1		4.9		3.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6		2.7		4		5.9		7.7		9		9.5		9.2		8		6.7		4.5		3		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.9		7.1		10.9		13.5		16.2		17.1		18		20.4		20.2		17.8		12.3		7.8		6.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.4		6.2		9.8		11.6		14.5		16.2		18.4		22.5		21.3		17.1		11.5		6.7		5.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.8		4.4		7.6		11.3		15.7		18.6		20.7		22.9		20.3		15.3		9.1		4.9		3.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.4		3.1		4.4		6.5		7.7		9.1		9.6		10		8.3		7.4		5.3		3.6		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.9		9.5		12.3		17.6		19.1		22		20.9		23.9		22.3		21.2		15.7		10.7		7.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.5		8.3		11.4		16.4		19.3		24.9		24.1		27.6		24.2		21.4		15.3		9.7		6.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.7		3.8		5.7		9.4		13.4		14.9		17.1		19		17.9		12.5		7.4		4.1		3.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.7		2.4		3.4		5.6		7.5		8.8		9.3		9		7.9		6.2		4		2.6		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.4		5.9		7.8		10.8		13.5		13.5		14.9		16.9		17.6		14.1		9.7		6.2		5.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		9.7		5		6.6		8.3		10.4		10		12.2		16		17.1		12.6		8.7		5.1		4.6