South Dakota, 2022

Drought in South Dakota, July 26 to 31, 2022

July 26 to 31, 2022 · NWS FSD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Above-normal temperatures with precipitation from 50 to 90 percent of normal, led to the development of severe drought conditions in parts of southeast South Dakota.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$53 million
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.

Above-normal temperatures with precipitation from 50 to 90 percent of normal, led to the development of severe drought conditions in parts of southeast South Dakota.

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Event by event

2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Lincoln

When
July 26, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Crop damage
$11 million
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
43.279, -96.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures of around 2 degrees above normal with 50 to 75 percent of normal precipitation led to the development of severe (D2) drought conditions by late July. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Drought, Turner

When
July 26, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Turner forecast zone
Crop damage
$42 million
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
43.311, -97.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Temperatures of around 2 degrees above normal with 50 to 75 percent of normal precipitation led to the development of severe (D2) drought conditions by late July. 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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 1047125, 1047126.