Drought — Mccook, South Dakota

2025-03-25 to 2025-03-31 · Mccook, South Dakota

Event narrative

Moderate (D1) drought conditions worsened to severe (D2) late month.

Wider weather episode

A small area of worsening drought conditions developed early in the month and persisted through the remainder of March 2025. Despite slightly above normal precipitation, much fell while the ground was still frozen.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253897. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.