Although northeast Montana had areas of both above and below normal precipitation for the month of October, much of the area saw slight improvements in their drought classification over the month of October. Even so, severe (D2) to exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted across the region.

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

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions were present across northern Phillips county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to Extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. Much of the area received between one quarter to one half of an inch of precipitation, which was just below to near normal for the month.

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

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions were present across the Little Rockies at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to Extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. The area received nearly two inches of precipitation, which was more than an inch above normal for the month.

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

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions were present across northern Valley county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to Extreme (D4) drought conditions by the end of the month. The area received nearly one quarter to one half of an inch of precipitation, which was approximately a quarter of an inch below normal for the month.

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

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions were present across central and southern Valley county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to severe (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. The area received anywhere from around one half of an inch to one and a half inches of precipitation, which was approximately a quarter to half of an inch above normal for the month.

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

Extreme to Exceptional (D3 and D4) drought conditions were present across Daniels county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to Severe to Extreme (D2 and D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. The area received anywhere from around one quarter to one half of an inch of precipitation, which was approximately a quarter to half of an inch below normal for the month.

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

Extreme (D3) drought conditions were present across Sheridan county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to Severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. The area received approximately three quarters of an inch to one inch of precipitation, which was generally up to a quarter of an inch above normal for the month.

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

Extreme to Exceptional (D3 to D4) drought conditions were present across western Roosevelt county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to Severe to Extreme (D2 to D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. The area received between approximately one third of an inch to nearly one inch of precipitation, which ranged from nearly a half an inch below normal to two tenths of an inch above normal for the month.

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

Extreme (D3) drought conditions were present across eastern Roosevelt county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to Severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. The area received between one half and two thirds of an inch of precipitation, which was approximately two tenths of an inch below normal for the month.

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

Extreme (D3) drought conditions were present across most of Petroleum county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to Severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. The area received between approximately one quarter and three quarters of an inch of precipitation, which was up to half an inch below normal for the month.

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

Severe to Extreme (D2 to D3) drought conditions were present across Garfield county at the beginning of the month, which persisted through the month of October. The area received between approximately half of an inch and one and a quarter inches of precipitation, which generally was a quarter of an inch below normal to a quarter of an inch above normal for the month.

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

Severe to Extreme (D2 to D3) drought conditions were present across McCone county at the beginning of the month, which persisted through the month of October. The area received between approximately one third and half of an inch of precipitation, which was around half of an inch below normal for the month.

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

Severe to Extreme (D2 to D3) drought conditions were present across McCone county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to Severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month of October. The area received between approximately half an inch to just over one inch of precipitation, which ranged from around half of an inch below normal to near normal for the month.

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions were present across Dawson county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to only the northwestern half of the county experiencing Severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month of October. The area received between approximately one quarter of an inch to just under one inch of precipitation, which ranged from near normal to three quarters of an inch below normal for the month.

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions were present across Prairie county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to only the western half of the county experiencing Severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month of October. The area received between approximately one quarter of an inch to just under one inch of precipitation, which ranged from near normal to three quarters of an inch below normal for the month.

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions were present across Wibaux county at the beginning of the month, improving to Moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of the month of October. The area received between approximately one half of an inch to one inch of precipitation, which was approximately to half an inch below normal for the month.

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

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions were present across central and southeast Phillips county at the beginning of the month, improving slightly to Extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. Much of the area received between one and two inches of precipitation, which was one half to three quarters of an inch above normal for the month.