Lindsay, Montana
Lindsay is an unincorporated hamlet in Dawson County, Montana, United States, located on Montana Highway 200S and the Upper Sevenmile Creek, 22.3 miles (35.9 km) west-northwest of Glendive. The community has a post office with ZIP code 59339, a public school, and a cooperative.
The town is named for Willam Lindsay, an Ohio-born businessman and the first rancher and freighter in the region. In the 1920s, the town moved from its original site when the Northern Pacific Railway built its branch line to Circle.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Climate
| Climate data for Lindsay, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1915–1919, 1962–2018 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
67 (19) |
78 (26) |
87 (31) |
96 (36) |
103 (39) |
107 (42) |
102 (39) |
99 (37) |
89 (32) |
75 (24) |
66 (19) |
107 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.5 (9.7) |
53.3 (11.8) |
65.0 (18.3) |
76.5 (24.7) |
84.1 (28.9) |
91.2 (32.9) |
96.9 (36.1) |
95.3 (35.2) |
90.3 (32.4) |
78.3 (25.7) |
63.2 (17.3) |
49.9 (9.9) |
98.2 (36.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 27.8 (−2.3) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
42.5 (5.8) |
54.3 (12.4) |
65.2 (18.4) |
74.3 (23.5) |
83.2 (28.4) |
82.2 (27.9) |
71.4 (21.9) |
54.9 (12.7) |
41.1 (5.1) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
54.8 (12.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.2 (−8.2) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
41.1 (5.1) |
51.4 (10.8) |
60.9 (16.1) |
68.1 (20.1) |
67.1 (19.5) |
56.8 (13.8) |
42.0 (5.6) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
19.2 (−7.1) |
41.9 (5.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 6.5 (−14.2) |
8.7 (−12.9) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
37.6 (3.1) |
47.4 (8.6) |
53.0 (11.7) |
52.0 (11.1) |
42.1 (5.6) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
17.8 (−7.9) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −19.1 (−28.4) |
−15.0 (−26.1) |
−3.5 (−19.7) |
11.6 (−11.3) |
23.1 (−4.9) |
34.6 (1.4) |
42.1 (5.6) |
38.6 (3.7) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
10.4 (−12.0) |
−4.9 (−20.5) |
−19.6 (−28.7) |
−27.9 (−33.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −46 (−43) |
−41 (−41) |
−34 (−37) |
−8 (−22) |
11 (−12) |
24 (−4) |
33 (1) |
28 (−2) |
10 (−12) |
−14 (−26) |
−26 (−32) |
−38 (−39) |
−46 (−43) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.38 (9.7) |
0.53 (13) |
0.46 (12) |
1.44 (37) |
2.72 (69) |
2.35 (60) |
2.11 (54) |
1.16 (29) |
1.42 (36) |
1.07 (27) |
0.45 (11) |
0.51 (13) |
14.60 (371) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.8 (12) |
4.7 (12) |
3.5 (8.9) |
2.4 (6.1) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (2.0) |
3.0 (7.6) |
4.2 (11) |
23.7 (60.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 54.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 11.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Lindsay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ "Lindsay". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Lindsay, MT". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Terry 21 NNW, MT". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Glasgow". National Weather Service. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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