South Dakota, 2022

Drought in South Dakota, February 1 to 28, 2022

February 1 to 28, 2022 · NWS ABR · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Drought conditions, initially unchanged early in February, expanded by the middle of the month due to a lack of precipitation and spring-like temperatures. The broader area of D2 Severe classification remained focused in north central and central South Dakota.

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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
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 ABR wrote it up.

Drought conditions, initially unchanged early in February, expanded by the middle of the month due to a lack of precipitation and spring-like temperatures. The broader area of D2 Severe classification remained focused in north central and central South Dakota.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 5:48 PM CST, 6 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 5:48 PM CST, 6 hours 12 minutes before
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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, Dewey

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Dewey forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Stanley

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Stanley forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Sully

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Sully forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1001897, 1001898, 1001899.