Drought, Corson
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Corson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in South Dakota, April 1 to 29, 2025
Drought conditions covered much of central, north central and northeast South Dakota at the start of the month. 16 inches above normal for April.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 covered much of central, north central and northeast South Dakota at the start of the month. Mobridge, Pierre and Aberdeen would see near to slightly above normal precipitation, with Mobridge recording 1.92 inches, or 0.34 inches above normal, Pierre 2.21 inches or 0.28 inches above normal, while Aberdeen would observer 3.07 inches, or 1.16 inches above normal for April. Temperatures for April were also near-normal. This moisture would reduce the area of severe drought by the end of the month.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Campbell
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, McPherson
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- McPherson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.766, -99.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Potter
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Edmunds
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Edmunds forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Walworth
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Sully
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sully forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hughes
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jones
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 43.961, -100.690 (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
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 1 to 3, 2025
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, April 1, 2025
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2025
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 1 to 3, 2025
- Drought in New Mexico, April 1 to 30, 2025
- Strong Wind in Puerto Rico, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 1, 2025
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Dust Storm and High Wind in New Mexico, April 1, 2025
More
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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: 1241476, 1241478, 1241480, 1241481, 1241482, 1241485, 1241487, 1241488, 1241489.