Loon.
Went to work today and it is +15 degrees.
Did hit a couple of -25 below over the weekend.
they are saying we might get to +40 by Wednesday.
Actually I think that Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota all get very cold. I do believe it feels colder in Eastern ND, and Minnesota because of the higher humidity.
Donna.
There is no comparing Western Montana to Eastern Montana. The continental divide (just out of Butte), changes everything. Western is seldom as cold as we are. Plus they are the mountains and we are the prairies. They have trees we hardly do except along the rivers and certain areas. They have the people and we don't. Two different worlds.
The area I live is noted as having some of the most extreme temperature changes from one season to the next in the USA. Where else can you go from -35 below zero in the winter to +110 in the shade in the summer?