Dense Smoke in South Dakota

10 dense smoke events since 2023

Every dense smoke event the National Weather Service has filed in South Dakota, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Smoke reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less.

The most significant on the map

The most significant dense smoke episodes in South Dakota.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The record

Events: 10
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Damage: None recorded

Every year

The most significant

Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.

Dense Smoke in South Dakota, May 17, 20235 eventsWildfires in northwest Canada produced copious amounts of smoke which followed a cold front down into the Dakotas on May 17th and 18th.
Dense Smoke in South Dakota, August 29 to 30, 20234 eventsWildfire smoke from northwest Canada followed the airflow around high pressure over the Rockies.
Dense Smoke in South Dakota, September 5, 20231 eventWildfires in northwest Canada produced copious amounts of smoke which followed a low pressure system down into the Dakotas on September 5th, and lingered into the day of the 6th.

Dense Smoke everywhere Every kind of event in South Dakota

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 2026-09-24.