Even though a few beneficial storms passed through the region in August, it was not enough to alleviate ongoing extreme drought conditions that expanded into more locations throughout the month.

Drought in EASTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of August, ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) were in place across the western and southeastern part of Eastern Roosevelt County, while the northeastern part of Eastern Roosevelt county remained in (D2-Severe) drought.  By the third week all of Eastern Roosevelt County was in (D3-Extreme) drought.  By the end of August, the far southwestern corner had worsened to (D4-Exceptional) drought while the rest of the county remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions.

Drought in RICHLAND, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start August, ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) covered most of Richland County with the exception of the far southeastern corner which was in (D2-Severe) drought.  By the end of the month, the northwestern two thirds of Richland County had worsened to (D4 Exceptional) with the far southeastern corner remaining in (D2-Severe) and the rest of eastern Richland County remaining in (D3-Extreme) conditions.

Drought in DAWSON, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start August, all of Dawson County was in (D3-Extreme) drought conditions.  By the third week of August, the far southern edge of Dawson County worsened to (D4-Exceptional) drought conditions.  By the end of the month, all but the far eastern edge of Dawson County had worsened to (D4-Exceptional) conditions, that area remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.

Drought in WIBAUX, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of August, all but the extreme northeast corner of Wibaux County was in (D3-Extreme) drought conditions with the extreme northeast corner being in (D2-Severe) drought.  On the third week of August, the southern two thirds of Wibaux County worsened to (D4-Exceptional) conditions.  The northeastern corner remained in (D2-Severe) conditions and the rest of the northern part of Wibaux County remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  These conditions remained the same through the end of the month.

Drought in PRAIRIE, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of August, ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) covered all of Prairie County.  On the third week, the eastern half of Prairie County worsened to (D4-Exceptional) while the western half remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  At the end of the month (D4-Exceptional) expanded further west to cover the eastern two thirds of Prairie County, with the western third remaining in (D3-Extreme) conditions.

Drought in WESTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start August, ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) continued for all but the northwestern corner of western Roosevelt County where this area had (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the third week of August, all of western Roosevelt County was in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  By the end of August (D4-Exceptional) conditions had expanded into the southwestern area, where the rest of western Roosevelt county remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions.

Drought in MCCONE, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start August, ongoing drought conditions for McCone County worsened (D3-Extreme) for the majority of the county, the exception being the far northwestern corner where (D4-Exceptional) conditions were occurring.  By the end of the month, all but the southeastern corner of McCone County was in (D4-Exceptional) with the southeastern corner remaining in (D3-Extreme) conditions.

Drought in NORTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start August, ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) occurred across most of Northern Valley County, the exception being (D2-Severe) in the far southeast corner of Northern Valley County.  By the third week of August, all of Northern Valley County was in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  By the end of the month, the eastern half of Northern Valley County had worsened to (D4-Exceptional) while the western half remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of August, ongoing drought conditions (D4-Exceptional) were found in the western two thirds of Central and Southern Valley County.  Most of the eastern third was in (D3-Extreme) conditions, with the exception of the far northeast corner which was in (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the third week all of the eastern third of Central and Southern Valley County worsened to (D3-Extreme) conditions, while the western two thirds remained in (D4-Exceptional) drought.  At the end of the month, all but a little area of the north central portion of Central and Southern Valley County had worsened to (D4-Exceptional) conditions while that little portion remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.

Drought in NORTHERN PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of August, ongoing drought conditions started at (D3-Extreme) for all but the extreme northwest corner of Northern Phillips county which remained in (D2-Severe).  These conditions remained the same through the end of August.

Drought in GARFIELD, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start August, ongoing drought conditions were in (D4-Exceptional) conditions across the northwestern third of Garfield County with the southeastern two thirds of Garfield County in (D3-Extreme) drought. At the end of August an area around the Dry Creek Arm of Fort Peck Lake worsened to (D4-Exceptional) conditions while the southeastern two thirds of Garfield County remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.

Drought in SHERIDAN, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

To start August, ongoing drought conditions in Sheridan County were at (D2-Severe), with the exception of the extreme southwest portion of Sheridan County which remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.  On the third week of August, (D3-Extreme) expanded into southern and western areas of Sheridan county, while the northeastern half of Sheridan county remained in (D2-Severe).  These conditions continued through the remainder of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SE PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start August, ongoing drought conditions were (D4-Exceptional) in the eastern and southeastern three quarters of Central and Southeast Phillips County, with the western and north western quarter in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  These conditions remained the same through the end of August.

Drought in PETROLEUM, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start August, ongoing drought conditions were (D4-Exceptional) for the northern three quarters of Petroleum County, while the southern quarter of Petroleum County remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  These conditions remained the same through the end of August.

Drought in LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start August, ongoing drought conditions were in (D3-Extreme) conditions for all of the Little Rocky Mountains.  These conditions remained the same through the end of August.

Drought in DANIELS, MONTANA
From 01-AUG-21 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start August, ongoing drought conditions in Daniels County were at (D2-Severe) in all but the southeastern areas and far western tip of the county, which were in (D3-Extreme) drought.  During the third week of August, the entire county worsened to (D3-Extreme) conditions. At the end of the month the western third of Daniels County worsened to (D4-Exceptional) conditions while the eastern two thirds of the county remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions.