The drought affecting the region all summer long persisted through August, with all of northeast Montana in Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) conditions. Very little rainfall was observed during the month of August, with no relief to the drought through the entire month.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SE PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought conditions (D4) persisted throughout the month of August. Very little rainfall fell during the month, generally less than a quarter of an inch, which is approximately an inch below normal.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Record drought persisted through the month across central and southern Valley county. Very little rain fell across the area, with amounts generally between a quarter and a half an inch, which was approximately one inch below normal.

Drought in DANIELS, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought persisted through the month across Daniels County. The area received generally around half an inch of rain, which was approximately one inch below normal for the month.

Drought in DAWSON, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Dawson County entered August with the northern third of the county experiencing Extreme (D3) drought conditions, with the southern two thirds experiencing Severe (D2) drought conditions. Generally less than half an inch of rain fell across the county, which was approximately one inch below normal. The continued dry weather worsened the drought across Dawson County, with the entire county experiencing Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought conditions by the end of the month.

Drought in EASTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Eastern Roosevelt County entered August experiencing Extreme (D3) drought conditions, which persisted throughout the month. Generally a little more than one inch of rain fell across the area, which was only about one quarter of an inch below normal. Although the rainfall received prevented the drought from worsening to Exceptional (D4) levels, it was not enough to see any improvement, either.

Drought in GARFIELD, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Garfield County entered August experiencing Extreme (D3) drought conditions across the southern half of the county and Exceptional (D4) drought conditions across the northern half of the county. The area was hit especially hard in August, with generally a tenth of an inch or less of rain falling throughout the county, which is one to one and a half inches below normal. This caused the drought to worsen to Exceptional (D4) levels across the entire county by the end of the month.

Drought in MCCONE, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

McCone County entered August experiencing Extreme (D3) drought conditions across most of the county, with Exceptional (D4) drought conditions across the northwestern portions. The area was hit especially hard in August, with generally half an inch or less of rain falling throughout the county, which is a little more than one inch below normal. This caused the drought to worsen to Exceptional (D4) levels across the entire county by the end of the month.

Drought in NORTHERN PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Northern Phillips County entered August experiencing Extreme (D3) drought conditions. The drought persisted through the month, with approximately a quarter of an inch of rain falling across the area, which is approximately three quarters of an inch below normal. This caused the drought to worsen to Exceptional (D4) levels by the end of the month.

Drought in NORTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Northern Valley County entered August experiencing Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought conditions. The drought persisted through the month, with generally a quarter to a half of an inch of rain falling during the month, which is three quarters of an inch to one inch below normal. This caused the drought to worsen to Exceptional (D4) levels across the entire area by the end of the month.

Drought in PETROLEUM, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Petroleum County entered August experiencing Extreme (D3) drought conditions. The drought persisted through the month, with generally a quarter of an inch of rain or less falling during the month, which is approximately one inch below normal. This caused the drought to worsen to Exceptional (D4) levels across the entire county by the end of the month.

Drought in PRAIRIE, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Prairie County entered August experiencing Severe (D2) drought conditions across the eastern half of the county, and Extreme (D3) drought conditions across the western half. The drought persisted through the month, with only a tenth of an inch of rain across most locations during the month, which is approximately one inch below normal. This caused the drought to worsen to Exceptional (D4) levels across the western half of the county, and to Extreme (D3) levels across eastern Prairie County, by the end of the month.

Drought in RICHLAND, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Richland County entered August experiencing Extreme (D3) drought conditions. Even with one to one and a half inches of rainfall falling across the area, which was about a quarter of an inch above normal for the month, this wasn't enough to improve drought conditions, and Richland County continued to experience Extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of August.

Drought in SHERIDAN, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Sheridan County entered August experiencing Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought conditions. Even with one to one and a half inches of rainfall falling across the area, which was near normal for the month, this wasn't enough to improve drought conditions, and Sheridan County continued to experience Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought conditions through the end of August.

Drought in WESTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Western Roosevelt County entered August experiencing Exceptional (D4) drought conditions, which persisted through the month. Rainfall amounts across the area varied, but were up to one inch below normal.

Drought in WIBAUX, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-17 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-17 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Wibaux County entered August experiencing Extreme (D3) drought conditions, which persisted through the month. Although rainfall amounts across the area measured nearly an inch above normal, this was not enough to counter several months of persistent drought.