September rainfall amounts were among the driest on record.  This allowed drought conditions in northeast Montana to persist.

Drought in GARFIELD, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, ongoing drought conditions in northern Garfield County around Fort Peck Lake were at (D4-Exceptional) conditions while the southeastern two thirds of Garfield County were in (D3-Extreme) drought.  These conditions remained the same through the end of the month.

Drought in RICHLAND, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, ongoing drought conditions were (D4-Exceptional) in the western three quarters of Richland County, with the far southeastern corner in (D2-Severe) and the rest of eastern Richland County in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  By the second week of September the far southeastern corner had worsened to (D3-Extreme) conditions to match the rest of eastern Richland County while the western three quarters of the county remained in (D4-Exceptional) drought.  These conditions remained the same the rest of the month.

Drought in MCCONE, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, ongoing drought conditions in all but the southeastern corner of McCone County were in (D4-Exceptional) with the southeastern corner in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  These conditions remained the same for the rest of the month.

Drought in WESTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern half of western Roosevelt County including the western border with Valley County were at (D4-Exceptional) while the northeastern half of western Roosevelt County remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  By the end of the month the northern two thirds of western Roosevelt County improved to (D3-Extreme) conditions while the southwestern third of western Roosevelt County remained at (D4-Exceptional) drought.

Drought in EASTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) were in place across the northeastern two thirds and the northwestern corner of Eastern Roosevelt County, while the southwestern third of Eastern Roosevelt County was in (D4-Exceptional) conditions.  These conditions remained the same through the end of the month.

Drought in SHERIDAN, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, ongoing drought conditions in Sheridan County were at (D3-Extreme) in southern and western areas of Sheridan County, while the northeastern half of Sheridan County was in (D2-Severe).  By the end of September the whole county worsened to (D3-Extreme) conditions.

Drought in NORTHERN PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of September, ongoing drought conditions were 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 the month.

Drought in PRAIRIE, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of September, ongoing drought conditions in the eastern two thirds of Prairie County were (D4-Exceptional) conditions, with the western third in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  These conditions remained the same through the end of the month.

Drought in DAWSON, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, ongoing drought conditions in most of Dawson County were at (D4-Exceptional) conditions, the exception being the far eastern tip of the county and that area remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.  These conditions remained unchanged throughout all of September.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of September, ongoing drought conditions in all but a little area of the north central portion of Central and Southern Valley County were at (D4-Exceptional) conditions while that little portion was in (D3-Extreme) drought.  By the end of the month, the northeast corner of Central and Southern Valley County improved to (D3-Extreme) conditions, while the remaining area of Central and Southern Valley County remained in (D4-Exceptional) drought.

Drought in DANIELS, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, ongoing drought conditions in Daniels County were at (D3-Extreme) in the eastern two thirds of the county, while the western third was in (D4-Exceptional) drought conditions.  By the end of the month all of Daniels County improved to (D3-Extreme) conditions.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SE PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

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

Drought in WIBAUX, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of September, ongoing drought conditions in the northeastern corner of Wibaux County were at (D2-Severe) conditions, the rest of the northern part of the county was in (D3-Extreme) conditions and the southern two thirds of the county were in (D4-Exceptional) conditions.  On the second week of September, the whole northern third of Wibaux County was in (D3-Extreme) conditions, while the southern two thirds of the county remained in (D4-Exceptional) conditions.  These conditions remained the same through the end of the  month.

Drought in NORTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, ongoing drought conditions in the eastern half of Northern Valley County were at (D4-Exceptional) drought while the western half was in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  By the end of the month, all of Northern Valley County had improved to (D3-Extreme) drought conditions.

Drought in PETROLEUM, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, ongoing drought conditions were at (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 September.

Drought in LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MONTANA
From 01-SEP-21 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

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