Drought — Richland, Montana

2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Richland, Montana

Event narrative

To start October, ongoing D-2 Severe drought conditions continued over the northeastern third of Richland County. On the second week of October, the northeastern third of Richland County worsened to D-3 Extreme drought, and the central strip of the county worsened to D-2 Severe drought. On the third week of October the western half of Richland County worsened to D-2 Severe drought, the middle strip worsened to D-3 Extreme drought, making the eastern half of the county all in D-3 Extreme drought. These conditions remained the same through the end of October.

Wider weather episode

Above normal temperatures and dry conditions during October allowed drought conditions to continue.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215926. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.