With concerns of moisture thirsty crops in the field and the danger of dry conditions, Governor Dennis Daugaard activated the South Dakota Drought Task Force
An expert says the West River blizzard and rain throughout South Dakota have pretty much eliminated the drought from the state.
But the end of the drought came at a high price.
Laura Edwards, an Extension Climate Field Specialist at South Dakota State University, says the U...
(NPN) South Dakota’s wet spring has morphed into a dry fall. In fact, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, eastern South Dakota in particular has slipped into moderate drought (D1).
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - State Climatologist Dennis Todey says recent rains have helped eastern South Dakota recover from the drought, but the soil moisture has not been replenished in much of the western part of the state.