Drought — Sheridan, Montana

2024-08-13 to 2024-08-31 · Sheridan, Montana

Event narrative

During the second week of August, all of Sheridan County was in D2-Severe Drought conditions. On the last week of August, the middle third of Sheridan County worsened to D3-Extreme Drought.

Wider weather episode

A dry and hot July led to drought conditions returning to northeast Montana in August.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1200878. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.