A few helpful snow and rain showers brought a little relief to some areas through the month, but were not enough to weaken the drought's hold across the region.  Overall, precipitation amounts remained below normal.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) continued across all of Sheridan County through the entire month of May.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) continued across all of Eastern Roosevelt County through the entire month of May.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) continued across all of Richland County through the entire month of May.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) continued across all of Dawson County through the entire month of May.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) continued across all of Wibaux County through the entire month of May.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) continued across all of Northern Valley County through the entire month of May.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) continued across most of Prairie County and in the first week of May, extended a bit further into the northwest corner of the county.  D2-Severe drought held on to the southwest portion of the county.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) continued across all of Western Roosevelt County through the entire month of May.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) continued across most of Central and Southern Valley County and in the first week of May, extended a bit further toward the southwest, while D2-Severe drought conditions held on to the far southwestern portion of Central and Southern Valley County.

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

To start the month of May, ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) from the eastern half of McCone County spread westward across most of the rest of the county, leaving only a small sliver of D2-Severe drought in southwestern McCone County.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe) across all but the southeastern edge of Garfield County worsened, in the first week of May, to include (D3-Extreme) drought in the far northeastern corner of the county (Haxby Point).

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

To start the month of May, D3-Extreme drought conditions persisted in the far northeastern portion of Central and Southeastern Phillips County and D2-Severe drought conditions now covered the remainder of Central and Southeastern Phillips County.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe) for all but the southwestern corner of Petroleum expanded to cover all of the county in the first week of May.

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

Ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe) in the western third of Northern Phillips County, and D3-Extreme drought in the eastern two thirds of Northern Phillips County continued through the entire month of May.

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

Ongoing drought Conditions (D3-Extreme) continued across all of Daniels County through the entire month of May.