South Dakota, 2023

Drought in South Dakota, June 13 to 30, 2023

June 13 to 30, 2023 · NWS FSD · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Conditions averaged warm (3 to 5 degrees above normal) and dry (50-75 percent of normal) across southeast South Dakota during June and resulted in up to a slight worsening of drought conditions.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Conditions averaged warm (3 to 5 degrees above normal) and dry (50-75 percent of normal) across southeast South Dakota during June and resulted in up to a slight worsening of drought conditions.

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Event by event

5 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Aurora

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

Moderate (D1) drought conditions worsened to severe (D2) during mid-June, and extreme (D3) by late month.

Drought, Brule

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

Moderate (D1) drought conditions worsened to severe (D2) during mid-June, and was briefly extreme (D3) late month.

Drought, Jerauld

When
June 13, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jerauld forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
44.066, -98.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Moderate (D1) drought conditions worsened to severe (D2) during mid-June, and was briefly extreme (D3) late month.

Drought, Lake

When
June 13, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lake forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
44.022, -97.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Moderate (D1) drought conditions worsened to severe (D2) during mid-June.

Drought, Miner

When
June 13, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Miner forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
44.022, -97.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Moderate (D1) drought conditions worsened to severe (D2) during mid-June.

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: 1104265, 1104266, 1104267, 1104268, 1104269.