Drought — Kingsbury, South Dakota

2024-10-22 to 2024-10-31 · Kingsbury, South Dakota

Event narrative

Severe (D2) drought developed with precipitation around 4 inches below normal since September 1.

Wider weather episode

Most locations during September and October across southeast South Dakota recorded a top-three driest two-month period, which extended general dry weather since July and spurred re-emergence of severe drought conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1217020. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.