South Dakota, 2020

Drought 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.

Where it happened

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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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.

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.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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Sources

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.