Oilmont, Montana

Oilmont, Montana
Unincorporated community
Oilmont, Montana is located in Montana
Oilmont, Montana
Oilmont, Montana
Oilmont, Montana is located in the United States
Oilmont, Montana
Oilmont, Montana
Coordinates: 48°44′24″N 111°50′27″W / 48.74000°N 111.84083°W / 48.74000; -111.84083
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyToole
Elevation
[1]
3,501 ft (1,067 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59466[2]
Area code406
GNIS feature ID774918[1]

Oilmont was an unincorporated community in Toole County, Montana, United States.[1] Interstate 15 passes near the community, with access from Exit 379.

It is the location of Bethany Lutheran Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] The Absure Refinery processed petroleum from the nearby Kevin Sunburst Oil Field.[4]

The community was abandoned when chemicals used in oil extraction contaminated the local water table.[citation needed]

Climate

Dunkirk 19NNE is a nearby weather station, located 16 miles (25.7 km) west of Oilmont.[5] Dunkirk 19NNE has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk).

Climate data for Dunkirk 19NNE, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1922-2020 extremes: 3323ft (1013m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 63
(17) 		69
(21) 		79
(26) 		89
(32) 		94
(34) 		102
(39) 		105
(41) 		108
(42) 		98
(37) 		90
(32) 		74
(23) 		68
(20) 		108
(42)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 52.9
(11.6) 		52.6
(11.4) 		63.1
(17.3) 		75.8
(24.3) 		83.6
(28.7) 		89.1
(31.7) 		96.2
(35.7) 		95.2
(35.1) 		89.6
(32.0) 		78.2
(25.7) 		63.6
(17.6) 		52.2
(11.2) 		97.6
(36.4)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 29.4
(−1.4) 		33.6
(0.9) 		43.0
(6.1) 		55.0
(12.8) 		65.1
(18.4) 		72.3
(22.4) 		81.9
(27.7) 		81.3
(27.4) 		70.4
(21.3) 		56.5
(13.6) 		41.4
(5.2) 		32.1
(0.1) 		55.2
(12.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 16.9
(−8.4) 		20.2
(−6.6) 		29.8
(−1.2) 		41.1
(5.1) 		51.2
(10.7) 		58.7
(14.8) 		65.9
(18.8) 		64.9
(18.3) 		54.6
(12.6) 		41.3
(5.2) 		28.2
(−2.1) 		18.9
(−7.3) 		41.0
(5.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 4.5
(−15.3) 		6.8
(−14.0) 		16.6
(−8.6) 		27.1
(−2.7) 		37.4
(3.0) 		45.1
(7.3) 		49.9
(9.9) 		48.5
(9.2) 		38.8
(3.8) 		26.1
(−3.3) 		14.9
(−9.5) 		5.8
(−14.6) 		26.8
(−2.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −24.3
(−31.3) 		−17.9
(−27.7) 		−7.3
(−21.8) 		10.3
(−12.1) 		21.5
(−5.8) 		33.9
(1.1) 		37.8
(3.2) 		35.8
(2.1) 		26.4
(−3.1) 		6.7
(−14.1) 		−8.4
(−22.4) 		−19.2
(−28.4) 		−31.3
(−35.2)
Record low °F (°C) −46
(−43) 		−42
(−41) 		−34
(−37) 		−17
(−27) 		7
(−14) 		22
(−6) 		31
(−1) 		29
(−2) 		2
(−17) 		−15
(−26) 		−33
(−36) 		−40
(−40) 		−46
(−43)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.33
(8.4) 		0.28
(7.1) 		0.42
(11) 		0.99
(25) 		1.67
(42) 		2.61
(66) 		1.10
(28) 		0.88
(22) 		1.05
(27) 		0.58
(15) 		0.44
(11) 		0.29
(7.4) 		10.64
(269.9)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.0
(13) 		5.2
(13) 		4.9
(12) 		3.7
(9.4) 		0.5
(1.3) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.3
(0.76) 		2.2
(5.6) 		4.5
(11) 		5.5
(14) 		31.9
(80.31)
Source 1: NOAA[6]
Source 2: XMACIS (2002-2020 snowfall, temp records & monthly max/mins)[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oilmont, Montana
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Oilmont". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Data of Meteorological Station Dunkirk 19Nne, Montana". geographic.org. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Dunkirk 19NNE, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 28, 2023.


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