Distribution of dimensions of $S_n$ irreps for large $n$

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A histogram of the dimensions of the irreducible representations of the symmetric group $S_n$ becomes sharply peaked for large $n$. For example, here is a $\log_{10}$ histogram for $S_{50}$:

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(This is showing that most of the dimensions of $S_{50}$ irreps have 26-29 decimal digits.)

Based on looking at histograms for $S_{30}$, $S_{40}$, $S_{50}$, etc, it seems likely that as $n\to\infty$, the variance of the distribution goes to zero as the maximum shifts toward infinity.

Is the asymptotic form of this distribution for large $n$ known?