Ongoing drought conditions continued into May. A large storm system moving through on May 12th and 13th gave some substantial wetting rains which would help improve drought conditions.

Drought in SHERIDAN, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, ongoing drought conditions in Sheridan County were at (D2-Severe) conditions for the entire county.  By the third week in May the eastern two thirds of Sheridan County improved to (D1-Moderate) drought, while the western third remained in (D2-Severe) drought.  At the end of May the eastern half of the county improved to (D0-Abnormally Dry) conditions while the western half improved to (D1-Moderate) drought.

Drought in DANIELS, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, ongoing drought conditions in all of Daniels County were at (D2-Severe) drought.  By the end of May, conditions in all of Daniels County had improved to (D1-Moderate) drought.

Drought in EASTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, ongoing drought conditions in all of Eastern Roosevelt County was in (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the third week of May the eastern two thirds of Eastern Roosevelt County had improved to (D1-Moderate) drought, while the western third of the county remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the end of the month, the eastern quarter of Eastern Roosevelt County had improved to (D0-Abnormally Dry) conditions while the western three quarters of the county improved to (D1-Moderate) drought.

Drought in RICHLAND, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the start of May all of Richland County was in (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the third week of May all but the far western part of Richland County had improved to (D1-Moderate) drought, while the far western part remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the end of May, the far eastern portion of Richland County improved to (D0-Abnormally Dry) conditions, the far western portion remained in (D2-Severe) conditions while the middle portion, making up the majority of Richland County improved to (D1-Moderate) drought.

Drought in DAWSON, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, the northwestern two thirds of Dawson County were in (D2-Severe) conditions and the southeastern third of Dawson County was in (D1-Moderate) conditions. On the third week of May, all but the far northwest corner of Dawson County improved to (D1-Moderate) conditions while the far northwest corner remained in (D2-Severe) drought.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of May.

Drought in PRAIRIE, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, the northern quarter of Prairie County was in (D2-Severe) conditions, while the southern three quarters were in (D1-Moderate) drought. By the third week of May, all but the far northwest corner of Prairie County had improved to (D1-Moderate) drought, while the far northwest corner remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the May.

Drought in WESTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, all of Western Roosevelt County was in (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the end of the month the northeastern half of the county improved to (D1-Moderate) drought while the southwestern half of the county remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.

Drought in MCCONE, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, ongoing drought conditions in all of McCone County was at (D2-Severe) conditions. By the third week of May, the far southeastern corner of the county improved to (D1-Moderate) drought, while the rest of McCone County remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

Drought in NORTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, ongoing drought conditions in all of Northern Valley County was in (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the end of May, the southwestern corner and western border of Northern Valley County remained in (D2-Severe) conditions, while the rest of Northern Valley County improved to (D1-Moderate) drought.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, ongoing drought conditions in all of Central and Southern Valley County was at (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the end of May the far northeastern corner of Central and Southern Valley County improved to (D1-Moderate) drought, while the remainder of the county remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.

Drought in GARFIELD, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, ongoing drought conditions were at (D2-Severe) conditions in all but the extreme southeastern corner of Garfield County, which was in (D1-Moderate) drought. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

Drought in NORTHERN PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 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 were at (D2-Severe) for all but the far western edge of Northern Phillips County, which was in (D3-Extreme) drought.  By the end of the month all of Northern Phillips County had improved to (D2-Severe) conditions.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SE PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, ongoing drought conditions in the eastern two thirds of Central and Southeast Phillips County were at (D2-Severe) conditions while the western third was in (D3-Extreme) drought.  By the end of May the (D2-Severe) conditions expanded a little bit into the northwestern portion of Central and Southeast Phillips County, while most of the western third of the county remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.

Drought in PETROLEUM, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, ongoing drought conditions in all of Petroleum County was at (D2-Severe) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

Drought in LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, ongoing drought conditions in the northwestern third of the Little Rocky Mountains was at (D3-Extreme) drought conditions, while the southeastern two thirds of the Little Rockies were in (D2-Severe) drought.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

Drought in WIBAUX, MONTANA
From 01-MAY-22 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start May, ongoing drought conditions Wibaux County was at (D2-Severe) drought in the far northern part of the county, while the rest of the county were in (D1-Moderate) conditions.  On the third week of May, the northwestern half of the county improved to (D1-Moderate) conditions while the southeastern half improved to (D0-Abnormally Dry) conditions.  By the end of May, the northwest and southwest corners of Wibaux County remained in (D1-Moderate) drought, while the eastern three quarters of the county improved to (D0-Abnormally Dry) conditions.