Drought

2021 Reported As The 4th Driest Year In Montana History

Montana is in one of the worst droughts in Montana history. As of December 15th, every county in the Treasure State was identified as experiencing some level of drought. A third of the state is in the grips of a “D4” or “exceptional” drought a designation the U.S. Department of Agriculture expects to occur in any one lo...

Missouri River Basin Reported As Abnormally Dry

In September 88% of the upper Missouri River Basin region experienced some form of abnormally dry conditions or drought a 6% increase from the end of August. National Drought Mitigation Center monitoring showed most of Montana was about 3 inches below normal for precipitation in September. The lack of moisture only recently offset by a storm a...