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Nye
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 Nye, Montana
Location in Montana
Nye, Montana
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Stillwater |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| • Land | 0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,857 ft (1,480 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 38 |
| • Density | 107.65/sq mi (41.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code |
59061
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| Area code(s) | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 777090 |
Nye is a small place in Stillwater County, Montana, United States. It's called an unincorporated community, which means it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. As of 2020, about 38 people live there.
History of Nye
Nye started as a place where people looked for copper. It began when two brothers, the Hedges, and a man named Jack Nye, found copper there. They "staked their claim," which means they officially marked the land as theirs for mining.
Mining is still a big part of what Nye is known for. The first post office in Nye opened on October 6, 1887. Thomas Ross was the first person in charge of it. This post office helps people in a very large area, even those living far away.
In 1889, a company called Minnesota Mining and Smelting built a copper smelter in Nye. A smelter is a place where metal is taken out of rock using heat. However, they had to stop working because they were on land that belonged to the Crow Indian Reservation. After the reservation's boundary was changed in 1890, mining started up again.
Nye was affected by big floods in 2022. The Stillwater River overflowed its banks, causing damage in the area.
Nye's Climate
Nye has a climate that is very cold in winter. This type of weather is called a "Continental Subarctic Climate." Winters are long and very cold, with short days and not much rain, mostly snow.
| Climate data for Nye, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1908–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
71 (22) |
78 (26) |
93 (34) |
94 (34) |
99 (37) |
104 (40) |
103 (39) |
96 (36) |
90 (32) |
78 (26) |
66 (19) |
104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 56.6 (13.7) |
57.4 (14.1) |
66.4 (19.1) |
75.1 (23.9) |
81.9 (27.7) |
89.5 (31.9) |
95.6 (35.3) |
94.1 (34.5) |
90.6 (32.6) |
79.7 (26.5) |
65.1 (18.4) |
55.4 (13.0) |
95.6 (35.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 39.6 (4.2) |
40.2 (4.6) |
47.6 (8.7) |
54.6 (12.6) |
63.0 (17.2) |
72.4 (22.4) |
82.5 (28.1) |
82.6 (28.1) |
73.1 (22.8) |
58.8 (14.9) |
45.6 (7.6) |
37.7 (3.2) |
58.1 (14.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.4 (−1.4) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
36.3 (2.4) |
42.3 (5.7) |
50.1 (10.1) |
57.8 (14.3) |
65.3 (18.5) |
64.8 (18.2) |
56.7 (13.7) |
46.0 (7.8) |
35.7 (2.1) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
45.2 (7.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 19.3 (−7.1) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
30.0 (−1.1) |
37.1 (2.8) |
43.2 (6.2) |
48.0 (8.9) |
47.1 (8.4) |
40.3 (4.6) |
33.2 (0.7) |
25.8 (−3.4) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
32.2 (0.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −12.1 (−24.5) |
−8.7 (−22.6) |
2.1 (−16.6) |
13.5 (−10.3) |
23.1 (−4.9) |
32.7 (0.4) |
39.4 (4.1) |
36.4 (2.4) |
26.2 (−3.2) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
−3.0 (−19.4) |
−10.9 (−23.8) |
−23.5 (−30.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −40 (−40) |
−38 (−39) |
−32 (−36) |
−5 (−21) |
13 (−11) |
15 (−9) |
24 (−4) |
14 (−10) |
12 (−11) |
−11 (−24) |
−26 (−32) |
−40 (−40) |
−40 (−40) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.45 (11) |
0.84 (21) |
1.07 (27) |
1.81 (46) |
3.31 (84) |
3.05 (77) |
1.62 (41) |
1.15 (29) |
1.44 (37) |
1.67 (42) |
0.83 (21) |
0.66 (17) |
17.9 (453) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.2 (18) |
9.9 (25) |
10.0 (25) |
13.1 (33) |
2.4 (6.1) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
7.5 (19) |
9.9 (25) |
9.4 (24) |
69.7 (175.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 91.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 25.5 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Media in Nye
The local newspaper for Nye is called the Stillwater County News. It comes out once a week and you can also read it online. People in Nye can also get radio and TV channels from the larger city of Billings.
