Montana, 2024

Drought in Montana, November 1 to 30, 2024

November 1 to 30, 2024 · NWS GGW · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Above normal temperatures and dry conditions during November allowed drought conditions to expand.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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.

Above normal temperatures and dry conditions during November allowed drought conditions to expand.

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, Prairie

When
November 1, 12:00 AM MST to November 30, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Prairie forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
46.861, -105.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D2 drought conditions were noted across the entire county to begin the month, and worsened to D3 drought across the eastern two thirds of the county by the end of the month.

Drought, Dawson

When
November 1, 12:00 AM MST to November 30, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Dawson forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
47.266, -104.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D2 drought conditions were noted across the entire county to begin the month, and worsened to D3 drought across the southern two thirds of the county by the end of the month.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1219551, 1219552.