Far northeastern South Dakota and west central ... drought in that area. The drought monitor wasn’t even a thought last year. Here’s what the map looked like one year ago.

As of March 18, 2025, all of South Dakota is experiencing drought, with 42% facing severe or extreme conditions. Federal experts, who monitor various environmental factors, predict these ...

state climatologist for the state of South Dakota. The drought monitor map shows portions of the north and east central portions of the state under abnormally dry conditions, the lowest drought ...

Widespread rain falls in many regions of the High Plains providing welcome relief, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The latest drought monitor hasn’t changed much. But during the winter months, we don’t expect the needle to move much anyway. This is a look at the week’s precipitation. Hard to register ...

U.S. Drought Monitor map of the South showing the degree of drought. U.S. Drought Monitor map of the South showing the degree of drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the ...

If we take a look at the latest drought monitor that was released this morning, there are only a handful of counties in western South Dakota in a drought. If we compare that to the drought monitor ...