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The wettest year was 1983 with 68.94 inches (1,751 mm) and the driest year was 1976 with 14.84 inches (377 mm). [17] The most precipitation in one month was 29.61 inches (752 mm) in December 1955 and the most in one day was 6.92 inches (176 mm) on December 23, 1955. [17] Average annual snowfall is 65.6 inches (1.67 m).
Yosemite's first concession was established in 1884 when John Degnan and his wife established a bakery and store. [45] In 1916, the National Park Service granted a 20-year concession to the Desmond Park Service Company. It bought out or built hotels, stores, camps, a dairy, a garage, and other park facilities. [46]
The most precipitation in one month was 29.61 inches (752 mm) in December 1955 and the most in one day was 6.92 inches (176 mm) on December 23, 1955. Average annual snowfall is 39.4 inches (1.00 m). The snowiest winter was 1948–1949 with 176.5 inches (4.48 m). The most snow in one month was 175.0 inches (4.45 m) in January 1993.
'This is the most any of us have ever seen,' one ranger at Yosemite said. There is no date for reopening as officials respond to snowfall of up to 15 feet deep in some areas.
Not this year. After record-breaking snowfall in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains this past winter, snow melt is causing Yosemite’s waterfalls and rivers to flow strongly into the summer ...
Visitors play in the snow at Leidig Meadow near Swinging Bridge in Yosemite Valley Friday, Feb 9, 2024 in Yosemite National Park. Upper Yosemite Fall can be seen far in the center background.
Yosemite Falls 2,425 feet (739 m) Upper Yosemite Fall 1,430 feet (440 m), the middle cascades 670 feet (200 m), and Lower Yosemite Fall 320 feet (98 m). (Yosemite Creek) Snow Creek Falls 2,140 feet (650 m) Sentinel Falls 1,920 feet (590 m) Ribbon Fall 1,612 feet (491 m) Royal Arch Cascade 1,250 feet (380 m) Lehamite Falls 1,180 feet (360 m)
A porch in Curry Village in Yosemite National Park is framed in snow. Yosemite is closed to visitors after the park experienced significant snowfall with some areas recording up to 15 feet of snow ...