South Dakota, 2020Drought in South Dakota, September 1 to 30, 2020
September 1 to 30, 2020 · NWS FSD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
Precipitation continued well-below normal across southeast South Dakota, varying from 10 to 25 percent of normal. Temperatures were mainly near to slightly below normal.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $102,000
- Events
- 2
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 continued well-below normal across southeast South Dakota, varying from 10 to 25 percent of normal. Temperatures were mainly near to slightly below normal.
Drought, Lincoln
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $67,000
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 43.279, -96.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought conditions remained at severe (D2) levels through the month. Very warm and dry conditions at the start of the month were broken by rainfall of around one-half inch at Canton and Tea between September 8-12. However, very little precipitation and warm temperatures later in the month sustained the short-term agricultural drought. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Drought, Union
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 42.833, -96.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought conditions remained at severe (D2) levels through the month. Very warm and dry conditions at the start of the month were broken by rainfall of around one inch 5 miles north northeast of Elk Point and 2 miles west northwest of Jefferson between September 8-12. However, very little precipitation and warm temperatures later in the month sustained the short-term agricultural drought. 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.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, September 1 to 4, 20202 deaths · $590,000 · 13 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, September 1, 20201 death · $60,000 · 14 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, September 1 to 2, 2020$250,000 · EF2 · 45 events
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 30, 2020$27 million · 1 event
- Rip Current in Puerto Rico, September 1, 20201 death · 1 event
- Drought in Maine, September 1 to 30, 2020$9.0 million · 18 events
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 30, 202015 injured · 1 event
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 30, 2020$567,000 · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Oklahoma, September 1 to 4, 2020$140,000 · 52 kt wind · 11 events
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, September 1, 2020$125,000 · 2 events
- Drought in New Mexico, September 1 to 30, 202037 events
- Heat in Texas, September 1, 202030 events
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: 919962, 919964.