622  
AXUS73 KFSD 171340  
DGTFSD  
IAC021-035-041-059-093-119-141-143-149-167-193-MNC033-063-081-083-  
101-105-117-133-NEC043-051-SDC003-005-009-011-015-023-027-035-043-  
053-061-067-073-077-079-083-087-097-099-101-111-125-127-135-  
241345-  
 
DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
840 AM CDT FRI MAR 17 2023  
   
..DROUGHT SEVERITY AND COVERAGE HAVE IMPROVED BUT REMAIN
 
 
.SYNOPSIS:  
 
.DROUGHT INTENSITY AND EXTENT: ACCORDING TO THE MARCH 14TH ISSUANCE  
OF THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR, EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT (D4) IS STILL BEING  
SHOWN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA AND FAR WESTERN IOWA.  
COUNTIES WITH D4 INCLUDE DAKOTA AND DIXON IN NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA,  
AND WOODBURY IN IOWA. EXTREME DROUGHT (D3) IS BEING SHOWN IN PARTS  
OF DAKOTA AND DIXON COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA; WOODBURY COUNTY IN  
NORTHWEST IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH DAKOTA.  
SEVERE DROUGHT(D2) IS BEING SHOWN ACROSS ALL OR PARTS OF BEADLE,  
JERAULD, SANBORN, AURORA, DAVISON, GREGORY, BON HOMME, YANKTON,  
UNION AND CLAY COUNTIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA; OSCEOLA, SIOUX, O'BRIEN,  
CLAY, PLYMOUTH, CHEROKEE, BUENA VISTA, WOODBURY AND IDA COUNTIES IN  
NORTHWEST IOWA. MODERATE DROUGHT (D1) OR ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS  
(D0) ARE DEPICTED ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION. THE PERCENTAGE OF  
THE REGION IN D4 IS AT 1.81 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 1.98 PERCENT AT THE  
START OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. THE PERCENTAGE OF THE FORECAST AREA IN  
D3 OR WORSE IS 3.57 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 20.61 PERCENT AT THE START OF  
THE CALENDAR YEAR. THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF THE FORECAST AREA IN D2  
OR WORSE HAS DECREASED FROM 63.86 PERCENT TO 25.45 PERCENT SINCE THE  
START OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.  
 
.PRECIPITATION: PRECIPITATION SINCE THE START OF THE CALENDAR YEAR  
HAS GENERALLY BEEN BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES IN MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS  
THE COVERAGE AREA, CLOSER TO 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHWAY 14  
CORRIDOR IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THESE PRECIPITATION TOTALS ARE  
GENERALLY 0 TO 2 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE PERIOD.  
 
.TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES SINCE THE START OF THE CALENDAR YEAR HAVE  
GENERALLY BEEN A COUPLE DEGREES WITHIN NORMAL WHEN AVERAGED OVER  
THE PERIOD, WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL VALUES EAST OF I-29 AND  
SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE VALUES WEST OF I-29.  
 
.HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS: RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE EITHER ICE COVERED OR  
AT LEAST ICE AFFECTED IN MANY LOCATIONS. HOWEVER, AMBIENT  
STREAMFLOW GOING INTO WINTER WERE GENERALLY AT OR BELOW NORMAL  
VALUES.  
 
.SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS: CURRENT SOIL MOISTURE ANOMALIES ARE  
AROUND 1 TO 2.5 INCHES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.  
 
.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS:  
 
.AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS: NONE KNOWN AT THIS TIME.  
 
.HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS: NONE KNOWN AT THIS TIME.  
 
.FIRE HAZARDS: NONE KNOWN AT THIS TIME. MANY LOCATIONS ARE CURRENTLY  
SNOW COVERED.  
 
.DROUGHT MITIGATION ACTIONS: NONE REPORTED.  
 
.LOCAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK: THE LATEST SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOK FROM THE  
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER SHOWS THAT THE DROUGHT IS EXPECTED TO  
REMAIN BUT IMPROVE OR DROUGHT STATUS REMOVAL IS LIKELY.  
 
THE LATEST 8-14 DAY FAVOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH SLIGHTLY  
ELEVATED ODDS FOR ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE 3 MONTH OUTLOOK  
FOR APRIL THROUGH JUNE SHOWS EQUAL CHANCES FOR ABOVE NORMAL, NORMAL,  
OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION.  
 
.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE: THE PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED BY THE END OF  
APRIL, OR AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.  
 
.RELATED WEB SITES:  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS MAY BE FOUND  
AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESSES:  
US DROUGHT MONITOR: HTTPS://DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU  
US DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM: HTTPS://WWW.DROUGHT.GOV  
NOAA DROUGHT PAGE: HTTPS://WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/DROUGHT  
 
MIDWESTERN REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER (MRCC):  
HTTPS://MRCC.ILLINOIS.EDU  
HIGH PLAINS REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER (HPRCC):  
HTTPS://HPRCC.UNL.EDU  
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE CLIMATOLOGIST/CLIMATE AND WEATHER INFORMATION:  
HTTPS://CLIMATE.SDSTATE.EDU  
MINNESOTA STATE CLIMATOLOGY OFFICE:  
HTTP://CLIMATE.UMN.EDU  
IOWA CLIMATOLOGY BUREAU:  
HTTPS://IOWAAGRICULTURE.GOV/CLIMATOLOGY-BUREAU  
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) NORTHWESTERN DIVISION  
MISSOURI RIVER BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT DIVISION:  
HTTPS://WWW.NWD-MR.USACE.ARMY.MIL/RCC  
 
ADDITIONAL WATER AND RIVER INFORMATION:  
NWS: HTTPS://WATER.WEATHER.GOV  
OWP: HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV  
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS): HTTPS://WATER.USGS.GOV  
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE): HTTPS://WWW.USACE.ARMY.MIL  
 
.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:  
 
THE DROUGHT MONITOR IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT INVOLVING THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL  
INFORMATION, THE USDA, STATE AND REGIONAL CENTER CLIMATOLOGISTS  
AND THE NATIONAL DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FOR THIS  
STATEMENT HAS BEEN GATHERED FROM NWS AND FAA OBSERVATION SITES,  
STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICES, THE USDA, USACE AND USGS.  
 
.CONTACT INFORMATION:  
 
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION  
STATEMENT, PLEASE CONTACT:  
 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
26 WEST WEATHER LANE  
SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104  
PHONE: 605-330-4247  
 

 
 
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