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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

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

Average Precipitation
(measured in inches)

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