Drought — Clay, South Dakota

2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Clay, South Dakota

Event narrative

Severe (D2) drought worsened to extreme (D3) drought mid-November due to an early month dry period.

Wider weather episode

Rainfall varied from near normal to almost 250 percent of normal during the month, with the least precipitation over portions of far southeast South Dakota and toward the Missouri River in south central South Dakota. Heavier precipitation mid-month led to improvement in drought conditions in the far east by late month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1222217. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.