Montana, 2022

Drought in Montana, July 1 to 12, 2022

July 1 to 12, 2022 · NWS GGW · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A wet start to July in most areas continued to improve drought conditions and by the second week of July, the whole area had improved to (D1-Moderate) drought conditions or better, ending the drought.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS GGW wrote it up.

A wet start to July in most areas continued to improve drought conditions and by the second week of July, the whole area had improved to (D1-Moderate) drought conditions or better, ending the drought.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Central and Se Phillips

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 12, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Central and Se Phillips forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

During the first week of July, drought conditions in the western third of Central and Southeast Phillips County were in (D2-Severe) conditions while the eastern two thirds of the county was in (D1-Moderate) drought. During the second week of July all of Central and Southeast Phillips County improved to (D1-Moderate) drought.

Drought, Little Rocky Mountains

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 12, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Little Rocky Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

To start July, ongoing drought conditions in the northwestern third of the Little Rocky Mountains was in (D2-Severe) conditions while the southeastern two thirds of the Little Rockies were in (D1-Moderate) drought. By the second week of July, all of the Little Rocky Mountains had improved to (D1-Moderate) drought.

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1043601, 1043603.