Editing Glasgow, Montana (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.43|sqmi}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref> The town has an elevation of {{convert|2093|ft}}.<ref name=epo>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=27733 |title=Profile for Glasgow, Montana, MT |publisher=ePodunk |access-date=April 25, 2012 |archive-date=May 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515083021/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=27733 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is nestled in the [[Milk River (Alberta–Montana)|Milk River]] Valley with the river itself meandering along to south.

Glasgow is {{convert|18|mi|km|0}} west of [[Fort Peck Lake]], the fifth largest artificial lake in the United States. The lake is popular for fishing and for recreation. The [[Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge]] surrounds the lake providing an opportunity to experience nearly the same surroundings as encountered by the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805.<ref name="cmr">{{cite web |title=Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge |url=https://www.fws.gov/refuge/charles-m-russell |publisher=US Fish and Wildlife Service |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>

Using data from [[Oxford University]]'s Big Data Institute, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', in 2018, identified Glasgow as "the middle of nowhere" for the contiguous United States. The article stated "Of all towns with more than 1,000 residents, Glasgow{{nbsp}}... is farthest{{spnd}}about 4.5 hours in any direction{{spnd}}from any metropolitan area of more than 75,000 people".<ref name="VanDam2018">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/20/using-the-best-data-possible-we-set-out-to-find-the-middle-of-nowhere/ |title=Using the best data possible, we set out to find the middle of nowhere |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613091546/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/20/using-the-best-data-possible-we-set-out-to-find-the-middle-of-nowhere/ |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |url-status=live |first1=Andrew |last1=Van Dam |first2=Laris |last2=Karklis}}</ref>

===Climate===
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Glasgow Area, MT(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|right|Climate chart for Glasgow]]
Glasgow experiences a continental [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] [[Cold semi-arid climate|''BSk'']]) with long, dry winters with typically freezing but exceedingly variable temperatures and hot, dry summers. The extreme variability of winter temperatures is due to the large warming produced by [[chinook wind]]s as air descending from the Rockies is warmed, contrasting with very cold continental air masses typical of inland locations at this latitude. As an illustration, the record cold month of February 1936 averaged {{convert|&minus;15.8|F|C|1}}, but the two warmest Februaries of 1931 and 1984 averaged above {{convert|32|F|C|disp=or}} and had mean maxima above {{convert|43.5|F|C|disp=or}}. Snowfall averages {{convert|34.8|in|m|2|disp=or}} per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/ggw/aboutus#area |title=Weather Forecast Office Glasgow: About&nbsp;Us |date=June 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007153015/https://www.weather.gov/ggw/aboutus#area |archive-date=October 7, 2018 |url-status=live |publisher=NOAA National Weather Service |quote=Normal snowfall is 34.8 inches {{bracket|{{convert|34|in|m|2|disp=or}}}}, but the record was 108.6[[inches|″]] {{bracket|{{convert|108.6|in|m|2|disp=or}}}} in 2010–2011.}}</ref> [[Tornado]]es are a rare occurrence. Two [[Fujita scale|F2]] tornadoes did, however, hit the Glasgow area on June 25, 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/custom/3122283|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820183031/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/custom/3122283|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 20, 2014|title=Tornado History Project: Maps and Statistics|website=www.tornadohistoryproject.com}}</ref>
{{Weather box|width=75%
|location = [[Glasgow Valley County Airport]], Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high F = 62
|Feb record high F = 74
|Mar record high F = 81
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 110
|Jul record high F = 113
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 79
|Dec record high F = 69
|Jan avg record high F = 46.7
|Feb avg record high F = 49.1
|Mar avg record high F = 65.7
|Apr avg record high F = 78.9
|May avg record high F = 86.5
|Jun avg record high F = 93.8
|Jul avg record high F = 98.8
|Aug avg record high F = 99.3
|Sep avg record high F = 92.7
|Oct avg record high F = 80.7
|Nov avg record high F = 64.3
|Dec avg record high F = 48.3
|year avg record high F = 101.4
|Jan high F = 23.5
|Feb high F = 28.0
|Mar high F = 41.8
|Apr high F = 56.8
|May high F = 67.7
|Jun high F = 76.3
|Jul high F = 85.5
|Aug high F = 84.8
|Sep high F = 72.9
|Oct high F = 56.5
|Nov high F = 40.0
|Dec high F = 27.2
|year high F = 55.1
|Jan mean F = 14.6
|Feb mean F = 18.7
|Mar mean F = 31.6
|Apr mean F = 44.8
|May mean F = 55.5
|Jun mean F = 64.5
|Jul mean F = 72.0
|Aug mean F = 71.0
|Sep mean F = 59.9
|Oct mean F = 45.2
|Nov mean F = 30.2
|Dec mean F = 18.5
|year mean F = 43.9
|Jan low F = 5.8
|Feb low F = 9.4
|Mar low F = 21.4
|Apr low F = 32.8
|May low F = 43.3
|Jun low F = 52.7
|Jul low F = 58.5
|Aug low F = 57.2
|Sep low F = 46.9
|Oct low F = 33.8
|Nov low F = 20.5
|Dec low F = 9.7
|year low F = 32.7
|Jan avg record low F = -22.9
|Feb avg record low F = -14.5
|Mar avg record low F = -4.0
|Apr avg record low F = 16.4
|May avg record low F = 28.3
|Jun avg record low F = 41.4
|Jul avg record low F = 48.1
|Aug avg record low F = 43.6
|Sep avg record low F = 30.4
|Oct avg record low F = 15.1
|Nov avg record low F = -2.8
|Dec avg record low F = -16.5
|year avg record low F = -27.8
|Jan record low F = -56
|Feb record low F = -59
|Mar record low F = -45
|Apr record low F = -19
|May record low F = 15
|Jun record low F = 24
|Jul record low F = 34
|Aug record low F = 28
|Sep record low F = 14
|Oct record low F = -8
|Nov record low F = -41
|Dec record low F = -47
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.44
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.35
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.47
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.01
|May precipitation inch = 2.22
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.83
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.95
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.27
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.06
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.92
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.49
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.43
|year precipitation inch = 13.44
|Jan snow inch = 9.8
|Feb snow inch = 6.2
|Mar snow inch = 5.6
|Apr snow inch = 2.5
|May snow inch = 0.9
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 1.5
|Nov snow inch = 5.9
|Dec snow inch = 8.3
|year snow inch = 40.7
|Jan snow depth inch = 7.1
|Feb snow depth inch = 5.8
|Mar snow depth inch = 5.2
|Apr snow depth inch = 1.6
|May snow depth inch = 0.2
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.9
|Nov snow depth inch = 3.2
|Dec snow depth inch = 4.9
|year snow depth inch = 9.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.8
|Feb precipitation days = 6.4
|Mar precipitation days = 6.8
|Apr precipitation days = 7.8
|May precipitation days = 10.6
|Jun precipitation days = 12.7
|Jul precipitation days = 9.2
|Aug precipitation days = 7.6
|Sep precipitation days = 6.7
|Oct precipitation days = 6.7
|Nov precipitation days = 6.2
|Dec precipitation days = 6.6
|year precipitation days = 95.1
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 8.5
|Feb snow days = 6.7
|Mar snow days = 5.1
|Apr snow days = 2.2
|May snow days = 0.6
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.5
|Nov snow days = 4.6
|Dec snow days = 7.1
|year snow days = 36.3
|Jan humidity = 73.5
|Feb humidity = 74.8
|Mar humidity = 71.0
|Apr humidity = 56.4
|May humidity = 55.9
|Jun humidity = 54.8
|Jul humidity = 50.4
|Aug humidity = 48.8
|Sep humidity = 55.2
|Oct humidity = 60.1
|Nov humidity = 70.9
|Dec humidity = 74.9
|year humidity = 
|Jan dew point C = -15.5
|Feb dew point C = -11.8
|Mar dew point C = -6.5
|Apr dew point C = -2.7
|May dew point C = 3.1
|Jun dew point C = 7.6
|Jul dew point C = 9.2
|Aug dew point C = 7.8
|Sep dew point C = 3.5
|Oct dew point C = -1.3
|Nov dew point C = -7.0
|Dec dew point C = -13.1
|source 1 = NOAA (relative humidity and dew points 1961–1990)<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00094008&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
|access-date = September 7, 2022
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240625131339/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00094008&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|archive-date = 2024-06-25
}}
</ref><ref name= NOAAhum>
{{cite web 
|title = WMO climate normals for GLASGOW/INT'L ARPT MT 1961–1990 
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72768.TXT
|access-date = June 25, 2024
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240625123018/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP4/72768.TXT
|archive-date = 2024-06-25}}</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ggw
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = September 7, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}
{{Graph:Weather monthly history
|table = Ncei.noaa.gov/weather/Glasgow, Montana.tab
|title = Glasgow monthly weather statistics
}}