Drought, Stanley
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 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 in South Dakota, March 25 to 31, 2025
Dry and mild conditions for the month of March resulted in expanding drought conditions across central, north central and northeast South Dakota.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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.
Dry and mild conditions for the month of March resulted in expanding drought conditions across central, north central and northeast South Dakota.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Hughes
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Sully
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 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)
Drought, Hand
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hand forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.548, -99.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hyde
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hyde forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, McPherson
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.766, -99.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Marshall
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.759, -97.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Day
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Day forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.367, -97.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Clark
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -97.729 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Roberts
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Deuel
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Deuel forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.760, -96.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hamlin
- When
- March 25, 12:00 PM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hamlin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.674, -97.188 (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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- Flood in Oregon, March 25 to 31, 2025
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 2025
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 25, 2025
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 25, 2025
- Drought in Texas, March 25 to 31, 2025
- Drought in South Dakota, March 25 to 31, 2025
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, March 25 to 31, 2025
- Strong Wind in Puerto Rico, March 25, 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: 1237805, 1237806, 1237807, 1237808, 1237809, 1237810, 1237811, 1237812, 1237813, 1237814, 1237815, 1237816.