West Poplar is the name given to the Canadian side of a border crossing on the Saskatchewan and Montana border. It is located about three and a half hours southwest of Regina, Saskatchewan. The international border crosses into Valley County, Montana, north of the town of Opheim.
| Climate data for West Poplar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13 (55) | 16 (61) | 22.5 (72.5) | 31 (88) | 37 (99) | 41 (106) | 38.3 (100.9) | 40 (104) | 37 (99) | 29 (84) | 24 (75) | 12 (54) | 41 (106) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) | −4.3 (24.3) | 2.6 (36.7) | 11.6 (52.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 23 (73) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 12 (54) | 1.3 (34.3) | −5.5 (22.1) | 10.2 (50.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) | −9.7 (14.5) | −3.2 (26.2) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 5.1 (41.2) | −4.5 (23.9) | −11.1 (12.0) | 3.5 (38.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.1 (−2.4) | −15.1 (4.8) | −8.9 (16.0) | −2.5 (27.5) | 3.4 (38.1) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.2 (50.4) | 9.3 (48.7) | 3.5 (38.3) | −1.8 (28.8) | −10.2 (13.6) | −16.8 (1.8) | −3.3 (26.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.6 (−50.1) | −45 (−49) | −44 (−47) | −28.9 (−20.0) | −11.1 (12.0) | −5.5 (22.1) | 0 (32) | −4 (25) | −16 (3) | −28 (−18) | −35.5 (−31.9) | −43.3 (−45.9) | −45.6 (−50.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 13.6 (0.54) | 21.2 (0.83) | 22.1 (0.87) | 59.1 (2.33) | 69.7 (2.74) | 60.5 (2.38) | 36.6 (1.44) | 33.2 (1.31) | 21.3 (0.84) | 15.3 (0.60) | 22.3 (0.88) | 393.7 (15.50) |
| Source: Environment Canada [1] | |||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 49°00′00″N106°22′02″W / 49.00000°N 106.36722°W
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