Morgan, Montana facts for kids
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Morgan, Montana
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 Morgan, Montana
Location in Montana
Morgan, Montana
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Phillips |
| Elevation | 2,854 ft (870 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 767925 |
Morgan is a small, quiet place in Phillips County, Montana, United States. It is an "unincorporated community". This means it's a group of homes and maybe a few buildings that are part of the larger county, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town.
Where is Morgan, Montana?
Morgan is located right on the border between the United States and Canada. It sits along U.S. Route 191, a major road. This community is about 44 miles (71 km) north of a town called Malta.
Morgan holds a special record! According to a book called The Big Roads by Earl Swift, Morgan is the place in the U.S. that is farthest away from an Interstate highway. It's about 191.4 miles (308 km) from the nearest one.
What is the Climate Like in Morgan?
Morgan has a type of weather known as a "cold semi-arid climate." On climate maps, this is shown as "BSk." This means the area is quite dry, but it's also very cold during the winter months.
The weather in Morgan can be extreme. The hottest temperature ever recorded there was 103°F (39°C) on August 6, 1983. The coldest temperature ever recorded was a chilly -42°F (-41°C) on December 24, 1983.
You can see more details about Morgan's weather in the chart below:
| Climate data for Morgan, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1976–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) |
67 (19) |
73 (23) |
89 (32) |
97 (36) |
101 (38) |
102 (39) |
103 (39) |
100 (38) |
88 (31) |
76 (24) |
61 (16) |
103 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 45.6 (7.6) |
47.5 (8.6) |
60.6 (15.9) |
75.1 (23.9) |
83.7 (28.7) |
88.8 (31.6) |
93.7 (34.3) |
96.3 (35.7) |
88.7 (31.5) |
75.2 (24.0) |
59.2 (15.1) |
46.8 (8.2) |
97.4 (36.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 22.7 (−5.2) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
40.3 (4.6) |
55.9 (13.3) |
66.8 (19.3) |
74.0 (23.3) |
83.0 (28.3) |
82.7 (28.2) |
71.5 (21.9) |
55.8 (13.2) |
38.4 (3.6) |
25.9 (−3.4) |
53.7 (12.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.5 (−10.3) |
17.7 (−7.9) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
42.9 (6.1) |
53.1 (11.7) |
61.2 (16.2) |
68.4 (20.2) |
67.5 (19.7) |
57.0 (13.9) |
43.2 (6.2) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
16.7 (−8.5) |
41.6 (5.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.4 (−15.3) |
7.8 (−13.4) |
18.2 (−7.7) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
39.4 (4.1) |
48.3 (9.1) |
53.8 (12.1) |
52.2 (11.2) |
42.6 (5.9) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
7.6 (−13.6) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −24.0 (−31.1) |
−15.2 (−26.2) |
−7.2 (−21.8) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
24.5 (−4.2) |
37.1 (2.8) |
43.9 (6.6) |
39.4 (4.1) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
10.2 (−12.1) |
−3.4 (−19.7) |
−16.0 (−26.7) |
−28.7 (−33.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −40 (−40) |
−39 (−39) |
−29 (−34) |
−4 (−20) |
14 (−10) |
29 (−2) |
36 (2) |
31 (−1) |
18 (−8) |
−14 (−26) |
−32 (−36) |
−42 (−41) |
−42 (−41) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.46 (12) |
0.19 (4.8) |
0.25 (6.4) |
0.90 (23) |
1.83 (46) |
3.01 (76) |
1.82 (46) |
1.29 (33) |
1.28 (33) |
0.77 (20) |
0.44 (11) |
0.37 (9.4) |
12.61 (320.6) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.5 (8.9) |
3.0 (7.6) |
4.6 (12) |
1.4 (3.6) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.8 (4.6) |
3.6 (9.1) |
4.1 (10) |
22.9 (58.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 67.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 16.4 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
