Acadia National Park from 13 National Parks That Have Never Been Hotter

  1. Home
  2. Travel
  3. National Parks

13 National Parks That Have Never Been Hotter

Full Story
List View
Leslie Linscott7 via Fotopedia. Licensed under Creative Commons.

Acadia National Park

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 98.6

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 35

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 96.8


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.


Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

Susanne Bledsoe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Asseteague Island Seashore Park

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 40.5

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 78.6

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 85.4


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

National Park Service Digital Image Archives

Big Bend National Park

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 80.5

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 99.6

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 99.4

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 97.4


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

Larry Rana, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Big Thicket National Preserve

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 98.9

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 75.3

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 97.6

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 47.2


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

JCefaly. Licensed under Creative Commons.

Cape Cod National Seashore

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 97.1

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 31

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 96.4


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

National Park Service Digital Image Archives

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 93.4

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 98.9


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

National Park Service Digital Image Archives

Fire Island National Seashore

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 92.3

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 13

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 94.4


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

Leaflet. Licensed under Creative Commons.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 95.1

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 99.2


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

Bayou. Licensed under Creative Commons.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 94.7

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 90.4

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 58.9


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

Yuxyso. Licensed under Creative Commons

Joshua Tree National Park

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 68.8

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 95.5

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 98.2


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

Mike Baird. Licensed under Creative Commons.

Mojave National Preserve

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 81.6

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 99.6

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 100


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

National Park Service Digital Image Archives

Padre Island National Seashore

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 99.6

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 95.4

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 97.2

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 86.8


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

National Park Service Digital Image Archives

Saguaro National Park

Percentile for:

Mean annual temperature: 100

Mean temp. of the wettest quarter: 88.2

Mean temp. of the driest quarter: 97

Mean temp. of the warmest quarter: 100

Mean temp. of the coldest quarter: 97


A temperature reading in the 100th percentile means it is higher than 100% of the other temperature readings; in the 99th percentile means it is higher than 99% of the other readings, and so on down.

Source: Monahan WB and Fisichelli NA (2014) Climate Exposure of U.S. National Parks in a New Era of Change. National Parks Service.

13 National Parks That Have Never Been Hotter

Full Story | First Slide