South Dakota, 2020Drought in South Dakota, November 5 to 30, 2020
November 5 to 30, 2020 · NWS FSD · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Precipitation measured only 25 to 50 percent of normal during the period from September through November across southeast South Dakota and resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $189,000
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Precipitation measured only 25 to 50 percent of normal during the period from September through November across southeast South Dakota and resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions.
Drought, Bon Homme
- When
- November 5, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bon Homme forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $52,000
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 42.988, -97.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Moderate (D1) drought evolved to severe (D2) drought conditions early in the month. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Drought, Charles Mix
- When
- November 10, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Charles Mix forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $62,000
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 43.208, -98.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Moderate (D1) drought evolved to severe (D2) drought conditions early in the month. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Drought, Gregory
- When
- November 10, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Gregory forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 43.192, -99.186 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Moderate (D1) drought evolved to severe (D2) drought conditions early in the month. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 927615, 927624, 927629.