Montana drought

Share of state area in drought (D1-D4) or worse, week over week

Data through Aug 11, 2026 · source last checked Aug 13, 2026 · page revised Aug 13, 2026

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Montana: 57% of area in drought (D1-D4) or worse as of Aug 11, 2026 (US Drought Monitor). The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/drought/montana

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<p style="font-size:11px;color:#6b6b6b;margin:2px 0 0">About this data: US Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA, NOAA) · Share of area in moderate drought (D1) or worse · Montana · % · Conditions as of the prior Tuesday · through Aug 11, 2026</p>

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About this data

Source: US Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA, NOAA)
Series: Share of area in moderate drought (D1) or worse
Geography: Montana
Unit: %
Calculation: Conditions as of the prior Tuesday
Last observation: Aug 11, 2026
Update frequency: Weekly, released Thursdays

Drought worsened week over week (now 57%).

Montana's drought coverage rose to 49% of the state this week, up 3 percentage points. The state remains 7 points below its 5-year median for this period and is 7 points improved year over year, per the US Drought Monitor.

The numbers
Period	Current	Prior	Change
Week over week	57%	49%	+8 pts
Month over month	57%	53%	+4 pts
Year over year	57%	48%	+9 pts
vs 5-yr median	57%	48%	+9 pts

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