Yaak, Montana
Yaak is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. It is located along the Yaak River, within the Kootenai National Forest. As of the 2020 census, its population was 338.
Yaak has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
Yaak derives its name from the Yaak River. According to local lore, A’ak is a Kootenai name meaning “Arrow.” The Kootenai River forms the shape of a drawn bow; its tributary the Yaak River is its arrow. Homesteaders arrived shortly after the passage of the Forest Homestead Act of 1906.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 338 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Yaak has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Yaak, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1998-2020 extremes: 3085ft (940m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 50 (10) |
56 (13) |
72 (22) |
82 (28) |
89 (32) |
100 (38) |
100 (38) |
104 (40) |
93 (34) |
79 (26) |
61 (16) |
47 (8) |
104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 42.7 (5.9) |
48.5 (9.2) |
59.9 (15.5) |
73.3 (22.9) |
83.0 (28.3) |
88.0 (31.1) |
94.6 (34.8) |
94.3 (34.6) |
86.2 (30.1) |
70.2 (21.2) |
51.7 (10.9) |
39.9 (4.4) |
96.3 (35.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.3 (−1.5) |
35.8 (2.1) |
44.4 (6.9) |
54.4 (12.4) |
64.9 (18.3) |
71.1 (21.7) |
80.9 (27.2) |
81.1 (27.3) |
69.8 (21.0) |
52.6 (11.4) |
35.7 (2.1) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
53.9 (12.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 21.7 (−5.7) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
33.2 (0.7) |
40.7 (4.8) |
50.0 (10.0) |
56.0 (13.3) |
62.1 (16.7) |
61.6 (16.4) |
52.6 (11.4) |
40.2 (4.6) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
20.7 (−6.3) |
41.0 (5.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.0 (−10.0) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
35.0 (1.7) |
40.9 (4.9) |
43.4 (6.3) |
42.0 (5.6) |
35.4 (1.9) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −15.9 (−26.6) |
−7.8 (−22.1) |
1.6 (−16.9) |
15.7 (−9.1) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
33.1 (0.6) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
10.6 (−11.9) |
2.3 (−16.5) |
−12.2 (−24.6) |
−24.2 (−31.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −41 (−41) |
−29 (−34) |
−30 (−34) |
4 (−16) |
18 (−8) |
25 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
27 (−3) |
19 (−7) |
−11 (−24) |
−18 (−28) |
−27 (−33) |
−41 (−41) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.27 (58) |
1.73 (44) |
2.27 (58) |
1.23 (31) |
2.18 (55) |
2.54 (65) |
1.17 (30) |
0.93 (24) |
1.31 (33) |
1.70 (43) |
2.75 (70) |
2.69 (68) |
22.77 (579) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 18.1 (46) |
13.9 (35) |
6.9 (18) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
12.0 (30) |
20.1 (51) |
73.8 (187.11) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 21.1 (54) |
24.3 (62) |
22.4 (57) |
9.0 (23) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
6.5 (17) |
14.3 (36) |
26.7 (68) |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records, monthly max/mins & 2003-2020 snow) | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yaak
- ^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. xii. ISBN 9781440507397.
- ^ "Yaak". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Climate Summary for Yaak, Montana
- ^ "Yaak 9NNE, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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