Carway, Alberta facts for kids
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Carway
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Border crossing in Carway, Alberta
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 Carway
Location in Alberta
Carway
Location in Canada
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 3 |
| Municipal district | Cardston County |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Population
(2008)
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| • Total | 2 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Carway is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County. It is a port of entry into the U.S. state of Montana opposite of Port of Piegan. Just on the other side of the border is the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Glacier County, Montana.
Located approximately 23 km (14 mi) south of Cardston. Carway is on the southernmost point of Highway 2, which becomes U.S. Route 89 in Montana.
The hamlet was named by William Roberts, the first officer in charge of the station, as a portmanteau of Cardston and highway.
Climate
Carway has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with mild, rainy summers and cold, snowy winters with annual snowfall averaging 250.4 cm (98.6 in).
| Climate data for Carway, Alberta | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.3 (−45.9) |
−39.4 (−38.9) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.4 (1.00) |
28.6 (1.13) |
45.9 (1.81) |
53.1 (2.09) |
78.5 (3.09) |
92.9 (3.66) |
39.9 (1.57) |
44.0 (1.73) |
51.2 (2.02) |
29.0 (1.14) |
33.9 (1.33) |
27.8 (1.09) |
550.2 (21.66) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
12.1 (0.48) |
59.0 (2.32) |
91.6 (3.61) |
39.9 (1.57) |
42.9 (1.69) |
45.2 (1.78) |
7.2 (0.28) |
0.9 (0.04) |
0.5 (0.02) |
229.8 (9.05) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 25.4 (10.0) |
28.6 (11.3) |
45.4 (17.9) |
40.9 (16.1) |
19.5 (7.7) |
1.3 (0.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.2 (0.5) |
6.0 (2.4) |
21.8 (8.6) |
32.9 (13.0) |
27.4 (10.8) |
250.4 (98.6) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Demographics
The population of Carway according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Cardston County is 2.
