Colgate, North Dakota
Unincorporated community in North Dakota, US
Place
47°14′41″N 97°39′23″W / 47.24472°N 97.65639°W / 47.24472; -97.6563958046
Colgate is an unincorporated community in Steele County, North Dakota, United States.
Founding
The townsite was founded in 1882. A post office called Colgate was established in 1883 and remained in operation until 1972.[3] The community has the namesake of James Boorman Colgate, who was the largest land owner with 4,000 acres (16 km2) he bought from the Northern Pacific Railway.[4]
Schools
There was a Colgate School District, but after the school closed in 1964, children began attending schools in Hope and Page (now the Hope-Page School District).[5]
Climate
Colgate has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), bordering on a dry-winter humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb).
Climate data for Colgate, North Dakota, 1991–2020 normals, 1915-2020 extremes: 1180ft (360m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 52 (11) | 56 (13) | 82 (28) | 100 (38) | 100 (38) | 101 (38) | 114 (46) | 107 (42) | 104 (40) | 92 (33) | 77 (25) | 70 (21) | 114 (46) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 38.8 (3.8) | 42.4 (5.8) | 55.4 (13.0) | 80.0 (26.7) | 88.1 (31.2) | 91.1 (32.8) | 93.7 (34.3) | 94.4 (34.7) | 89.5 (31.9) | 78.0 (25.6) | 58.0 (14.4) | 41.0 (5.0) | 97.0 (36.1) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 14.1 (−9.9) | 18.7 (−7.4) | 32.2 (0.1) | 50.5 (10.3) | 65.4 (18.6) | 75.3 (24.1) | 80.5 (26.9) | 79.3 (26.3) | 69.6 (20.9) | 53.4 (11.9) | 34.6 (1.4) | 20.2 (−6.6) | 49.5 (9.7) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 4.1 (−15.5) | 8.1 (−13.3) | 22.8 (−5.1) | 39.6 (4.2) | 53.8 (12.1) | 64.3 (17.9) | 68.7 (20.4) | 66.6 (19.2) | 57.0 (13.9) | 42.3 (5.7) | 25.3 (−3.7) | 11.5 (−11.4) | 38.7 (3.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −6.0 (−21.1) | −2.6 (−19.2) | 13.4 (−10.3) | 28.7 (−1.8) | 42.1 (5.6) | 53.4 (11.9) | 56.8 (13.8) | 53.9 (12.2) | 44.3 (6.8) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 16.1 (−8.8) | 2.8 (−16.2) | 27.8 (−2.3) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −25.1 (−31.7) | −22.6 (−30.3) | −8.1 (−22.3) | 14.4 (−9.8) | 26.9 (−2.8) | 40.0 (4.4) | 46.2 (7.9) | 41.3 (5.2) | 28.6 (−1.9) | 17.0 (−8.3) | −2.8 (−19.3) | −19.7 (−28.7) | −28.6 (−33.7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −40 (−40) | −37 (−38) | −31 (−35) | −10 (−23) | 13 (−11) | 24 (−4) | 36 (2) | 27 (−3) | 15 (−9) | −7 (−22) | −31 (−35) | −34 (−37) | −40 (−40) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.51 (13) | 0.46 (12) | 0.84 (21) | 0.94 (24) | 3.15 (80) | 3.58 (91) | 3.30 (84) | 2.51 (64) | 2.73 (69) | 1.58 (40) | 0.71 (18) | 0.57 (14) | 20.88 (530) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.40 (21.3) | 5.00 (12.7) | 4.50 (11.4) | 1.60 (4.1) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.80 (2.0) | 8.00 (20.3) | 6.40 (16.3) | 34.7 (88.1) |
Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: XMACIS (records & 1981-2010 monthly max/mins)[7] |
Gallery
- Colgate Presbyterian Church
- Old packaging plant, Now owned by Erickson Custom Operations[8]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colgate, North Dakota
- ^ 2020 Census
- ^ Postal History
- ^ History of Colgate. p. 8.
- ^ List of Schools
- ^ "Colgate, North Dakota 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ Erickson Custom Operations Facebook
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