Sweet Grass, Montana

Topographical map of the Sweet Grass area

Sweet Grass (also Sweetgrass[1]) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Toole County, Montana, United States, on the Canada–US border. It is the northern terminus of Interstate 15, an important route connecting western Canada, the western United States, and Mexico.

In 2004, a joint border facility opened at the Sweetgrass port of entry and Coutts, Alberta, housing both Canadian and American federal authorities.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Sweet Grass, Montan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 64
(18)		 70
(21)		 72
(22)		 84
(29)		 91
(33)		 96
(36)		 105
(41)		 105
(41)		 95
(35)		 88
(31)		 74
(23)		 67
(19)		 105
(41)
Average high °F (°C) 31
(−1)		 35
(2)		 43
(6)		 54
(12)		 65
(18)		 73
(23)		 82
(28)		 81
(27)		 70
(21)		 57
(14)		 40
(4)		 31
(−1)		 55
(13)
Average low °F (°C) 8
(−13)		 12
(−11)		 20
(−7)		 30
(−1)		 39
(4)		 47
(8)		 52
(11)		 50
(10)		 42
(6)		 31
(−1)		 19
(−7)		 10
(−12)		 30
(−1)
Record low °F (°C) −39
(−39)		 −35
(−37)		 −29
(−34)		 −7
(−22)		 16
(−9)		 30
(−1)		 35
(2)		 30
(−1)		 12
(−11)		 −12
(−24)		 −26
(−32)		 −44
(−42)		 −44
(−42)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.30
(7.6)		 0.23
(5.8)		 0.58
(14.7)		 1.00
(25.4)		 2.61
(66.3)		 3.13
(79.5)		 1.96
(49.8)		 1.94
(49.3)		 1.45
(36.8)		 0.62
(15.7)		 0.45
(11.4)		 0.30
(7.6)		 14.57
(369.9)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 9.5
(24.1)		 8.3
(21.1)		 8.9
(22.6)		 6.6
(16.8)		 2.3
(5.8)		 0.4
(1)		 0.1
(0.3)		 0.1
(0.3)		 2.6
(6.6)		 4.2
(10.7)		 7.4
(18.8)		 9.1
(23.1)		 59.5
(151.2)
Source: [3]

Notable people

Notes

Coordinates: 48°59′37″N 111°57′04″W / 48.99360°N 111.95118°W / 48.99360; -111.95118


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