Montana Climate Office

It's been HOT out! Here's a guide on how to use the MT Drought Impacts Reporter if you or someone you know has experienced any drought conditions across the state. Your input is valuable to the Montana Drought Advisory Subcommittee as they make weekly drought recommendations to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Share with your community, and make a report today!

https://youtu.be/8RSRtdLAGMw?si=Wm-AHI5E_dnLk4DD

Link to report questionnaire: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/9256e9943a964af5ad7e0280e1407712

How to Make an Impact Report on the MT Drought Impact Reporter This video shows how anyone can make a drought impact report on the...

We're excited to share the release of Holding the World in Balance: Indigenous Stories of Climate, Care and Continuance, a new eBook from the Native Resilience project, at the Desert Research Institute.

The book brings together powerful stories of climate impacts, adaptation, and resilience developed over the years by Indigenous writers! The eBook is available free! Read the press release here:

Book Release - Holding the World in Balance: Indigenous Stories of Climate, Care and Continuance The Native Resilience project at DRI is pleased to announce the release of a new eBook, Holding the World in Balance: Indigenous stories of climate, care and continuance. This open-access publication is collection of journalism, poetry, fiction, and artwork produced by Indigenous writers, artists an...

Recording Available!

Drought Data Dashboard Virtual Demo

National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the Montana Climate Office recently hosted an in-depth virtual demonstration of the new Drought Data Dashboard (D³), a free, interactive mapping tool to analyze daily drought and climate data across the contiguous U.S..

Led by Zach Hoylman of the Montana Climate Office (University of Montana), this recorded walkthrough explores the platform's practical, day-to-day applications. D³ features gridded drought data, climate variables (like precipitation, snowpack, and streamflow), and local point data from GHCN stations and U.S. Geological Survey streamgages. All datasets are calculated daily and can be aggregated by watershed, state, tribal land, and county boundaries.

Watch the recording to learn how to get the most out of the platform, including how to select from multiple timescales and climatological reference periods to create a custom map; use the Convergence of Evidence tool to instantly calculate a user-defined median across multiple drought indicators; and download custom map images and raster data, or generate shareable links to quickly coordinate with colleagues.

Whether you are a water manager, agricultural producer, or simply tracking local conditions, watch the full demonstration to learn how to leverage D³ for data-driven decision-making.

For additional information, contact Britt Parker, NOAA/National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)

The Drought Data Dashboard Virtual Demo This demonstration of the Drought Data Dashboard, or D³. D³ is an i...

The Carlyle SW HydroMet station is now live in Fallon County! Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions here:
https://mesonet.climate.umt.edu/dash/acecarly/

The Plevna SW HydroMet station is now live in Fallon County! Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions here:
https://mesonet.climate.umt.edu/dash/aceplevn/

The Ismay NE station is now live! This is the second HydroMet station in Fallon County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions here: https://mesonet.climate.umt.edu/dash/aceismay/

The Baker S station is now live! This is the first HydroMet station in Fallon County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions here:
https://mesonet.climate.umt.edu/dash/acebaker/

The Belltower station is now live! This is the first HydroMet station in Carter County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions here:
https://mesonet.climate.umt.edu/dash/acebellt/

The Mill Iron N station is now live! This is the second HydroMet station in Carter County. Check out your local weather and soil moisture conditions here:
https://mesonet.climate.umt.edu/dash/acemilli/

Join us for a demonstration of the Drought Data Dashboard, or D³ on Wednesday, July 22nd 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST. D³ is an interactive mapping tool that allows users to view, analyze, and customize the display of key drought indices and climate variables across the contiguous U.S.

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