In collaboration with the Montana Governor’s Drought and Water Supply Advisory Committee, the Montana State Library publishes monthly maps of moisture status by county. Additionally, a robust drought monitoring team led by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, the Montana State Library, the National Weather Service, and the Montana Climate Office coordinates weekly with the U.S Drought Monitor to map current drought conditions.
Map of the drought status by county for the current month.
The county drought map (left) is updated monthly and depicts dry and moist conditions. The U.S Drought Monitor (right) is updated weekly and depicts dry conditions.
View Drought Impacts
Use this dashboard to explore moisture condition reports submitted to the Montana Drought Impact Reporter. When a new report is received it is automatically added to the map. Click a point on the map to view the report. Use the tabs within the dashboard to summarize the data in various ways. Click on a pie chart or select a range of dates on the timeline to see the corresponding records on the map.
Report on moisture conditions in your area with this questionnaire. The questionnaire may be completed more than once to report impacts in another location or to report changing conditions. Regular reporting helps track when moisture conditions are improving or deteriorating. Please consider reporting every month or any time, wet or dry.
Drought Status by County maps have been published since 2002. Compare months and years using the Search or Filter options below. Click on a thumbnail map to view it as a PDF. Additionally, maps from 2000 to present can be compared using the U.S. Drought Monitor Compare Two Weeks feature (click here).
