Drought — Daniels, Montana

2022-10-01 to 2022-10-31 · Daniels, Montana

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1055639. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.