Flatwillow, Montana

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Flatwillow

|settlement_type = Unincorporated community

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Montana

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|map_caption = Location within Petroleum county

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Montana

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Petroleum

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|unit_pref = Imperial

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|population_as_of = 2000

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|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone = Mountain (MST)

|utc_offset = -7

|timezone_DST = MDT

|utc_offset_DST = -6

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 3225

|coordinates = {{coord|46|49|55|N|108|24|0|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

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|blank1_info = 771461{{GNIS|771461}}

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Flatwillow (also Flatwillow Crossing) is a former unincorporated town in southern Petroleum County, Montana, United States. All buildings of the town are now gone, and the land is now privately owned farmland.

History

Flatwillow lay along local roads south of the town of Winnett, the county seat of Petroleum County.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 61, at an elevation of 3,225 feet (983 m). Flatwillow's post office first opened on March 27, 1883 and closed on April 15, 1907, only to be reopened on August 1, 1908. The post office was again closed on April 30, 1946.{{gnis|1721600|Flatwillow Post Office}}

Climate

Flatwillow has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Winter is cold, dry and variable. It can alternate between periods of extreme cold and milder stretches with days well above freezing. Lows fall below {{convert|0|F|C}} on 19.3 days per year. Spring comes quickly in March, but snow can still occur as late as May. This is the wettest time of year with frequent showers and thunderstorms. Summer is hot and dry with chilly nights. High temperatures of at least {{convert|90|F|C}} occur on an average of 35.3 days per year and {{convert|100|F|C}} on 3. However, there is still a decent amount of cool days and nights are pleasantly cool. Fall comes rapidly with snow possible in September.

The freeze-free season ranges from May 23 to September 21. The coldest temperature recorded is {{convert|-48|F|C}} on December 18, 1924, while the record high is {{convert|108|F|C}} on August 6, 1949, July 19, 1960, August 5, 1961, and July 22, 1963. The most snow recorded in one water year is {{convert|110.5|in|cm}} in 2017–2018. The least snow recorded in a water year is {{convert|7.0|in|cm}} in 2009–2010.

{{Weather box

|location = Flatwillow, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1913–present

|single line = Yes

|collapsed = yes

|Jan record high F = 72

|Feb record high F = 76

|Mar record high F = 80

|Apr record high F = 91

|May record high F = 98

|Jun record high F = 107

|Jul record high F = 108

|Aug record high F = 108

|Sep record high F = 104

|Oct record high F = 94

|Nov record high F = 81

|Dec record high F = 70

|Jan avg record high F = 58.8

|Feb avg record high F = 61.9

|Mar avg record high F = 71.1

|Apr avg record high F = 79.7

|May avg record high F = 86.0

|Jun avg record high F = 93.7

|Jul avg record high F = 99.3

|Aug avg record high F = 99.0

|Sep avg record high F = 94.4

|Oct avg record high F = 84.1

|Nov avg record high F = 69.8

|Dec avg record high F = 59.1

|year avg record high F = 101.1

|Jan high F = 35.5

|Feb high F = 38.3

|Mar high F = 48.4

|Apr high F = 58.0

|May high F = 67.0

|Jun high F = 75.7

|Jul high F = 85.8

|Aug high F = 85.6

|Sep high F = 74.6

|Oct high F = 59.7

|Nov high F = 46.1

|Dec high F = 37.0

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 25.0

|Feb mean F = 27.2

|Mar mean F = 36.3

|Apr mean F = 44.8

|May mean F = 53.9

|Jun mean F = 62.7

|Jul mean F = 70.4

|Aug mean F = 69.6

|Sep mean F = 59.8

|Oct mean F = 47.2

|Nov mean F = 35.0

|Dec mean F = 26.2

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 14.4

|Feb low F = 16.0

|Mar low F = 24.3

|Apr low F = 31.6

|May low F = 40.8

|Jun low F = 49.6

|Jul low F = 55.1

|Aug low F = 53.6

|Sep low F = 44.9

|Oct low F = 34.7

|Nov low F = 23.9

|Dec low F = 15.5

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -15.7

|Feb avg record low F = -10.0

|Mar avg record low F = 0.9

|Apr avg record low F = 15.0

|May avg record low F = 25.0

|Jun avg record low F = 36.0

|Jul avg record low F = 43.0

|Aug avg record low F = 40.7

|Sep avg record low F = 28.9

|Oct avg record low F = 13.8

|Nov avg record low F = -2.5

|Dec avg record low F = -11.0

|year avg record low F = -23.8

|Jan record low F = -42

|Feb record low F = -46

|Mar record low F = -30

|Apr record low F = -14

|May record low F = 8

|Jun record low F = 27

|Jul record low F = 34

|Aug record low F = 30

|Sep record low F = 8

|Oct record low F = -18

|Nov record low F = -29

|Dec record low F = -48

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.48

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.45

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.58

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.41

|May precipitation inch = 2.83

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.72

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.27

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.14

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.17

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.16

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.50

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.48

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 4.4

|Feb precipitation days = 4.0

|Mar precipitation days = 5.8

|Apr precipitation days = 7.3

|May precipitation days = 9.4

|Jun precipitation days = 9.4

|Jul precipitation days = 6.2

|Aug precipitation days = 5.4

|Sep precipitation days = 5.2

|Oct precipitation days = 5.1

|Nov precipitation days = 3.7

|Dec precipitation days = 4.2

|Jan snow inch = 10.4

|Feb snow inch = 9.0

|Mar snow inch = 4.7

|Apr snow inch = 4.2

|May snow inch = 0.2

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 2.3

|Nov snow inch = 3.8

|Dec snow inch = 8.8

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 3.2

|Feb snow days = 3.1

|Mar snow days = 2.4

|Apr snow days = 1.4

|May snow days = 0.2

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.1

|Oct snow days = 0.7

|Nov snow days = 1.9

|Dec snow days = 3.0

|year snow days = 16.0

|Jan snow depth inch = 6.3

|Feb snow depth inch = 4.7

|Mar snow depth inch = 4.5

|Apr snow depth inch = 1.7

|May snow depth inch = 0.3

|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0

|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0

|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0

|Sep snow depth inch = 0.1

|Oct snow depth inch = 1.3

|Nov snow depth inch = 3.2

|Dec snow depth inch = 5.2

|year snow depth inch = 10.8

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00243013&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Flatwillow 4ENE, MT

|access-date = September 15, 2024

}}

|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ggw

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Glasgow

|access-date = September 15, 2024

}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Petroleum County, Montana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Montana