Drought in South Dakota, September 13 to 30, 2022

Name: Drought in South Dakota, September 13 to 30, 2022
Start: 2022-09-13T00:00
End: 2022-09-30T23:59
Location: South Dakota

September 13 to 30, 2022 · NWS FSD · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A persistence of above normal temperatures and minimal precipitation maintained or worsened long-term 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: $34 million
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.

A persistence of above normal temperatures and minimal precipitation maintained or worsened long-term drought conditions.

The radar

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Event by event

3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Aurora

When: September 13, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Aurora forecast zone
Crop damage: $18 million
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 43.718, -98.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Precipitation at White Lake was less than 25 percent of normal, with temperatures of 2 to 3 degrees above normal during September. Moderate (D1) drought conditions worsened to severe (D2) at mid-month. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Drought, Brule

When: September 13, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Brule forecast zone
Crop damage: $15 million
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 43.718, -99.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Precipitation near Chamberlain was less than 10 percent of normal, with temperatures of 3 to 4 degrees above normal during September. Moderate (D1) drought conditions worsened to severe (D2) at mid-month. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Drought, Davison

When: September 13, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Davison forecast zone
Crop damage: $1.6 million
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 43.675, -98.146 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Precipitation at Mitchell was less than 10 percent of normal, with temperatures of 3 to 4 degrees above normal during September. Moderate (D1) drought conditions worsened to severe (D2) at mid-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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 2022 Every state in 2022 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, September 2022

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: 1057342, 1057344, 1057345.