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Climate of 2004 - April
Montana Drought

National Climatic Data Center, 13 May 2004

The ongoing drought resulted in wells going dry in parts of Montana, where most of the counties were in various stages of declared drought status.

Statewide Precipitation Ranks
for Montana , 2003-2004
Period	Rank
Apr	25^th driest
Mar-Apr	14^th driest
Feb-Apr	13^th driest
Jan-Apr	20^th driest
Dec-Apr	30^th driest
Nov-Apr	26^th driest
Oct-Apr	32^nd driest
Sep-Apr	22^nd driest
Aug-Apr	13^th driest
Jul-Apr	5^th driest
Jun-Apr	6^th driest
May-Apr	8^th driest

Click here for graphic showing precipitation departures, January 1998 - present

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Click here for graphic showing Palmer Z Index, January 1998 - present

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Click here for graphic showing precipitation, April 1895-2004

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Click here for graphic showing Palmer Hydrological Drought Index, January 1900 - April 2004

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