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Lindsay, Montana
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 Lindsay, Montana
Location in Montana
Lindsay, Montana
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Dawson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2) |
| • Land | 0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,680 ft (820 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 12 |
| • Density | 18.52/sq mi (7.15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
59339
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| Area code(s) | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 773370 |
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
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 12 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Climate
Terry 21 NNW is a weather station nearby, southeast of Lindsay.
| Climate data for Terry 21 NNW, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1962-2020 extremes: 3142ft (958m) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
104 (40) |
102 (39) |
99 (37) |
89 (32) |
75 (24) |
66 (19) |
104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.5 (9.7) |
52.8 (11.6) |
65.0 (18.3) |
76.3 (24.6) |
84.1 (28.9) |
91.2 (32.9) |
96.7 (35.9) |
95.3 (35.2) |
90.1 (32.3) |
78.5 (25.8) |
63.4 (17.4) |
49.6 (9.8) |
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) |
−15.1 (−26.2) |
−3.5 (−19.7) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
23.1 (−4.9) |
34.6 (1.4) |
42.0 (5.6) |
38.6 (3.7) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
10.3 (−12.1) |
−5.5 (−20.8) |
−19.4 (−28.6) |
−27.9 (−33.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −36 (−38) |
−33 (−36) |
−34 (−37) |
−8 (−22) |
11 (−12) |
24 (−4) |
34 (1) |
28 (−2) |
14 (−10) |
−14 (−26) |
−26 (−32) |
−37 (−38) |
−37 (−38) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.44 (11) |
0.32 (8.1) |
0.47 (12) |
1.39 (35) |
2.62 (67) |
2.59 (66) |
2.08 (53) |
1.06 (27) |
1.33 (34) |
1.09 (28) |
0.43 (11) |
0.44 (11) |
14.26 (363.1) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.80 (12.2) |
4.70 (11.9) |
3.50 (8.9) |
2.40 (6.1) |
0.30 (0.76) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.80 (2.0) |
3.00 (7.6) |
4.20 (10.7) |
23.7 (60.16) |
| Source 1: NOAA (Lindsay snowfall) | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (temp records & 1981-2010 monthly max/mins) | |||||||||||||
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