SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Drought and dry conditions in South Dakota are improving thanks to recent rainfall and cooler temperatures. This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report shows only around 25% of South Dakota is still under varying degrees of drought conditions, with just a small pocket of Charles Mix County in extreme drought. The dry conditions are concentrated in southeastern and eastern South Dakota. Just three weeks ago, around 75% of South Dakota was in drought. Now 63% of the state has normal conditions. And South Dakota is in better shape than most other Midwestern states. Drought conditions are widespread in Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri.
Drought conditions in South Dakota are improving thanks to recent rainfall and cooler temperatures
