PIERRE, (KCCR) — By the numbers, drought in South Dakota hasn’t changed much, but what has is where drought is and isn’t. A drought-free corridor has develop across central South Dakota from roughly Midland to Gann Valley. Meanwhile, moderate drought in Dewey County has extended to the southeast into most of Potter and northern Sully Counties. Hughes County is 36-percent drought free this week and 63-percent abnormally dry. Stanley County is drought-free along it’s southern border with Jones and Lyman Counties. Stanley is 27-percent drought-free and 73-percent abnormally dry. Jones County saw the most improvement going from 100-percent abnormally dry last week to 71-percent drought free this week. Northern Lyman County is now 29-percent drought-free. Moderate drought fell to 55-percent across Lyman County. Moderate drought expanded 73-percent across Potter County and 27-percent in Dewey County to now 69-percent. The worst drought in South Dakota are pockets of severe drought in southeast Brule and southeast Jackson Counties.
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