Montana, 2025

Drought in Montana, July 1 to 31, 2025

July 1 to 31, 2025 · NWS GGW · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Drought conditions showed improvements across eastern portions of northeast Montana by the end of the month.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
7

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.

Drought conditions showed improvements across eastern portions of northeast Montana by the end of the month.

The radar

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

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Event by event

7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, McCone

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where
McCone forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
47.645, -105.795 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Central portions of the county were in D2 drought conditions to begin the month. By the end of the month only the extreme northwest corner remained in D2 drought.

Drought, Western Roosevelt

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 31, 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)

A majority of the zone saw D2 drought conditions to begin the month, prior to improving to D1 drought by the end of the month.

Drought, Daniels

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 31, 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)

A majority of the zone saw D2 drought conditions to begin the month, prior to improving to D1 drought by the end of the month.

Drought, Central and Southern Valley

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 31, 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 across a majority of the zone to begin the month, improved slightly to D1 drought for the extreme northeast section.

Drought, Northern Valley

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 31, 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 across the zone to begin the month, improved slightly to D1 drought for the eastern one third of the zone.

Drought, Northern Phillips

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Northern Phillips forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
48.259, -107.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The D2 drought category continued across this zone.

Drought, Central and Se Phillips

When
July 1, 12:00 AM MST to July 31, 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)

The D2 drought category continued across all but the southern portion of this zone.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1272534, 1272537, 1272538, 1272541, 1272543, 1272545, 1272546.