Weather

Sunset over the Snake Range, Great Basin National Park

NPS Photo.  Chris Wonderly

 

¦ Average Temperatures ¦ Average Precipitation ¦

Climate

There is almost an 8,000 ft (2,400 m) difference in elevation between Wheeler Peak and the valley floor. Weather conditions in the park vary with elevation. In late spring and early summer, days in the valley may be hot, yet the snowpack may not have melted in the higher elevations. The Great Basin is a desert, with low relative humidity and sharp drops in temperature at night. In the summer, fierce afternoon thunderstorms are common. It can snow any time of the year at high elevations.



Realtime Weather Stations in Great Basin NP:

>Baker Flat

>Mather Overlook

>Housing Area/Resource Management Building

>Wheeler Peak SnoTel Station

Realtime Roadside Weather Station in Baker:

>Junction of Hwy 50 and 487

National Weather Service Forecasts:

>Baker Administrative Site (Elevation 5317ft)

>Lehman Caves Visitor Center (Elevation 6825ft)

>Wheeler Peak Campground (Elevation 9886ft)

National Weather Service Fire Forecast

>White Pine County, Nevada

 

Average Temperatures

Month	Average Max.	Average Min.
January	41°F (5°C)	18°F (-8°C)
February	44°F (7°C)	21°F (-6°C)
March	48°F (9°C)	24°F (-4°C)
April	56°F (13°C)	31°F (-1°C)
May	66°F (19°C)	40°F (4°C)
June	76°F (24°C)	48°F (9°C)
July	86°F (30°C)	57°F (14°C)
August	83°F (28°C)	56°F (13°C)
September	75°F (24°C)	47°F (8°C)
October	62°F (17°C)	37°F (3°C)
November	49°F (9°C)	26°F (-3°C)
December	42°F (6°C)	20°F (-7°C)

Temperatures recorded at Lehman Caves Visitor Center: 6,825 feet.

 

Average Precipitation(measured in inches)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
Normal	0.9	1.0	1.4	1.3	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.2
Maximum	3.2	3.6	5.0	3.0	4.7	3.4	2.1	3.7	2.7	3.0	3.4	3.4
Max. 24 Hr. Precip.	2.2	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.1	0.8	2.4	1.1	1.5	1.6
Max. Snowfall	34	39	52	35	23	8	0	0	2	42	48	46
Days with Measurable Precip.	7	7	8	8	7	5	6	5	4	5	5	6
Average No. Thunderstorms	0	0	0	1	5	7	12	12	4	1	0	0

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