Although October saw normal to above normal rain and snowfall for northeast Montana, above normal temperatures and lingering impacts from the past two years of drought allowed the drought to persist or worsen in spots.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern three quarters of Daniels County were in (D3-Extreme) drought while the northern and eastern borders of the county were in (D2-Severe) drought.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in all but the eastern edge of Western Roosevelt County was in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the eastern edge was in (D2-Severe) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the southeastern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought while the northwestern quarter of the county was in (D2-Severe) conditions.  On the second week of October, the area of (D3-Extreme) drought expanded to the northwest a little bit bringing all but the northern border of Northern Valley County into (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern border of the county along the Canadian border remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in all of the Little Rocky Mountains were in (D2-Severe) conditions.  On the third week of October, the western two thirds of the Little Rocky Mountains worsened to (D3-Extreme) drought, while the eastern third of the Little Rocky Mountains remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions the central third of Dawson County was in (D3-Extreme) drought while the northern portion and southeastern third of Dawson County were in (D2-Severe) conditions.  On the second week of October, all of Dawson County had improved to (D2-Severe) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the eastern three quarters of Central and Southern Valley County were at  (D3-Extreme) drought, while the western quarter of the county was in (D2-Severe) conditions.  During the second week of October the northwestern corner of Central and Southern Valley County worsened to (D3-Extreme) to match up with the eastern three quarters of the county, while the southwestern corner remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in all of Northern Phillips County were at (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the second week of October, the southern two thirds of Northern Phillips County had worsened to (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern third of the county remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of October.

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

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

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in an area of southwestern Richland County as well as the far northwestern corner were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the remainder of Richland County was in (D2-Severe) conditions.  On the second week of October, all but the far northwestern corner of Richland County improved to (D2-Severe) conditions, while the far northwestern corner of the county remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the northeast corner of Prairie County was in (D3-Extreme) drought, the rest of the northeastern two thirds outside the northeast corner were in (D2-Severe) conditions while the southwestern third of Prairie County was in (D1-Moderate) drought.  On the second week of October, all of the northeastern two thirds of Prairie County had improved to (D2-Severe) conditions while the southwestern third of Prairie County remained in (D1-Moderate) drought.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern quarter of Sheridan County was in (D2-Severe) drought conditions while the northeastern three quarters of the county were in (D1-Moderate) drought.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions was in (D2-Severe) conditions for all of Wibaux County. These conditions remained the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the northern quarter and the southeastern quarter of McCone County were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the remaining half of McCone County in between these two areas was in (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the second week of October the southern three quarters of McCone County had improved to (D2-Severe) conditions, while the northern quarter of the county remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the northern tip of Garfield County was in (D3-Extreme) drought, the remainder of the northern third of Garfield County was in (D2-Severe) conditions while the southern two thirds were in (D1-Moderate) drought.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, all of Central and Southeast Phillips County was in (D2-Severe) conditions.  On the second week of October, the northern half of Central and Southeast Phillips County worsened to (D3-Extreme) drought, while the southern half of the county remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

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

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the northwestern corner of Petroleum County was in (D2-Severe) conditions while the southern three quarters of Petroleum County were in (D1-Moderate) drought.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.