Montana, 2024

Drought in Montana, November 1 to 30, 2024

November 1 to 30, 2024 · NWS GGW · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Wetter and cooler conditions allowed the drought to diminish across 4 counties.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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  • Wind
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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

Wetter and cooler conditions allowed the drought to diminish across 4 counties.

The radar

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

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Event by event

6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Eastern Roosevelt

When
November 1, 12:00 AM MST to November 30, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Eastern Roosevelt forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 drought conditions improved to D2 drought by the end of the month.

Drought, Western Roosevelt

When
November 1, 12:00 AM MST to November 30, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Western Roosevelt forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
48.295, -105.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D2 drought conditions improved to D1 drought by the end of the month.

Drought, Daniels

When
November 1, 12:00 AM MST to November 30, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Daniels forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
48.784, -105.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D2 drought conditions improved to D1 drought by the end of the month.

Drought, Northern Valley

When
November 1, 12:00 AM MST to November 30, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Northern Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D2 drought conditions improved to D1 drought by the end of the month.

Drought, Central and Southern Valley

When
November 1, 12:00 AM MST to November 30, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Central and Southern Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D2 drought conditions over the eastern portions of the county, improved to D1 drought by the end of the month.

Drought, Sheridan

When
November 1, 12:00 AM MST to November 30, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Sheridan forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
48.721, -104.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D3 drought over the eastern two thirds of the county to begin the month, improved to D2 drought. The remainder of the county improved from D2 drought to D1.

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: 1219553, 1219554, 1219556, 1219558, 1219561, 1219563.