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SD and MN Also Have Dryness

Published August 19, 2022

The U.S. Drought Monitor shows abnormally dry conditions in Roberts, Brown and Marshall Counties in South Dakota. For Minnesota, moderate drought remains in Wilkin and Swift Counties. The western portions of Polk and Norman Counties in northwestern Minnesota are abnormally…

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Beneficial Moisture

Published June 17, 2022

For the first time in two-and-a-half years, the U.S. Drought Monitor map shows no dryness across in North Dakota. North Dakota State Climatologist Adnan Ackyuz says the drought started creeping into the state in May 2020 and started moving out…

Drought Situation Improves in the Northern Plains

Published June 6, 2022

For the first time since November 2021, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows less than 50 percent of the U.S. in some type of drought. "The current number is 49.3 percent of the lower 48 states in drought," said Brad Rippey,…

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Drought Conditions Expand in the Region

Published April 4, 2022

More than 72 percent of North Dakota is classified as being in moderate to extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. That’s a six percent increase in the past week. Extreme drought conditions persist in the northwestern part of…

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Conditions Improve in Latest Drought Monitor

Published October 8, 2021

There’s been a slight improvement in dry conditions in the last week across the Dakotas and Minnesota. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the line of extreme drought in northwest Minnesota declined in Polk, Red Lake and Pennington Counties. Last…

Exceptional Drought Conditions Improve in NW MN

Published September 25, 2021

Drought conditions are improving across the Northern Plains. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows the diagonal band of exceptional drought in northwest Minnesota gone. Now, abnormally dry to extreme drought conditions remain across much of the state. Exceptional drought remains…

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Conditions Improve Across Northern Plains

Published September 10, 2021

Recent rains are improving the drought conditions across the Dakotas and Minnesota, but many counties are still experiencing abnormal dryness to exceptional drought. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows an improvement in exceptional conditions in Benson, Eddy or Wells Counties…

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Drought Conditions Increase Slightly in MN and SD

Published June 17, 2021

Dry conditions continue to expand across much of the Northern Plains. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, in Minnesota, severe drought is expanding slightly, now including Polk and Norman counties. For South Dakota, moderate to extreme drought categories are…

Extreme Drought Encompasses 85% of North Dakota

Published May 6, 2021

All of North Dakota is now experiencing either abnormally dry or some form of drought conditions. Extreme drought conditions increased two percent this past week. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor puts nearly 85 percent of the state in that category.…

North Dakota Extreme Drought Conditions Expand

Published April 29, 2021

Extreme drought conditions in North Dakota increased seven percent this past week. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor puts 82 percent of the state in that category. The remaining 18 percent is experiencing some form of dryness. In South Dakota, dry…

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SD and MN Also Have Dryness

Beneficial Moisture

Drought Situation Improves in the Northern Plains

Drought Conditions Expand in the Region

Conditions Improve in Latest Drought Monitor

Exceptional Drought Conditions Improve in NW MN

Conditions Improve Across Northern Plains

Drought Conditions Increase Slightly in MN and SD

Extreme Drought Encompasses 85% of North Dakota

North Dakota Extreme Drought Conditions Expand

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