Current Drought Conditions for South Dakota - May 26, 2026
South Dakota Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 61% (47,113 square miles) of South Dakota is under active drought conditions, with an additional 30% (23,366 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across South Dakota: 22.9% (17,663 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 25.4% (19,591 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 12.8% (9,859 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current South Dakota drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 23,366 | 30.3% | 30.3% |
| Moderate Drought | 17,663 | 22.9% | 22.9% |
| Severe Drought | 19,591 | 25.4% | 25.4% |
| Extreme Drought | 9,859 | 12.8% | 12.8% |
South Dakota Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in South Dakota
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Abnormally Dry |
| Alcester | Moderate Drought |
| Alexandria | Severe Drought |
| Alpena | Severe Drought |
| Antelope | Severe Drought |
| Armour | Severe Drought |
| Astoria | Moderate Drought |
| Aurora | Moderate Drought |
| Avon | Severe Drought |
| Bath | Abnormally Dry |
| Big Stone City | Abnormally Dry |
| Blunt | Moderate Drought |
| Bonesteel | Extreme Drought |
| Bowdle | Abnormally Dry |
| Box Elder | Severe Drought |
| Brandon | Severe Drought |
| Bridgewater | Severe Drought |
| Bristol | Abnormally Dry |
| Britton | Abnormally Dry |
| Brookings | Moderate Drought |
| Bruce | Moderate Drought |
| Bryant | Moderate Drought |
| Buffalo | Abnormally Dry |
| Burke | Extreme Drought |
| Canistota | Severe Drought |
| Canton | Moderate Drought |
| Cavour | Moderate Drought |
| Chancellor | Severe Drought |
| Chester | Severe Drought |
| Clear Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Colman | Severe Drought |
| Colome | Severe Drought |
| Colton | Severe Drought |
| Conde | Abnormally Dry |
| Corsica | Severe Drought |
| Cresbard | Abnormally Dry |
| Dante | Severe Drought |
| Delmont | Severe Drought |
| Dimock | Severe Drought |
| Doland | Abnormally Dry |
| Egan | Severe Drought |
| Elk Point | Severe Drought |
| Elkton | Moderate Drought |
| Emery | Severe Drought |
| Estelline | Moderate Drought |
| Ethan | Severe Drought |
| Fairfax | Extreme Drought |
| Faith | Abnormally Dry |
| Faulkton | Abnormally Dry |
| Flandreau | Severe Drought |
| Florence | Abnormally Dry |
| Fort Pierre | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Thompson | Severe Drought |
| Frankfort | Abnormally Dry |
| Frederick | Abnormally Dry |
| Freeman | Severe Drought |
| Fruitdale | Severe Drought |
| Fulton | Severe Drought |
| Garretson | Severe Drought |
| Gayville | Extreme Drought |
| Geddes | Extreme Drought |
| Gettysburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Gregory | Severe Drought |
| Groton | Abnormally Dry |
| Hayti | Moderate Drought |
| Hazel | Abnormally Dry |
| Hecla | Abnormally Dry |
| Henry | Abnormally Dry |
| Herreid | Abnormally Dry |
| Herrick | Extreme Drought |
| Highmore | Moderate Drought |
| Hosmer | Abnormally Dry |
| Hoven | Abnormally Dry |
| Humboldt | Severe Drought |
| Hurley | Severe Drought |
| Huron | Moderate Drought |
| Ipswich | Abnormally Dry |
| Iroquois | Moderate Drought |
| Java | Abnormally Dry |
| Jefferson | Moderate Drought |
| Kranzburg | Abnormally Dry |
| La Plant | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake Andes | Extreme Drought |
| Lake Norden | Moderate Drought |
| Langford | Abnormally Dry |
| Lennox | Severe Drought |
| Leola | Abnormally Dry |
| Lesterville | Severe Drought |
| Letcher | Severe Drought |
| Madison | Severe Drought |
| Mansfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Martin | Extreme Drought |
| Mellette | Abnormally Dry |
| Menno | Severe Drought |
| Milbank | Abnormally Dry |
| Miller | Moderate Drought |
| Mission | Severe Drought |
| Mission Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Mitchell | Severe Drought |
| Montrose | Severe Drought |
| Morningside | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Vernon | Severe Drought |
| Murdo | Moderate Drought |
| New Underwood | Severe Drought |
| Newell | Moderate Drought |
| Nisland | Moderate Drought |
| Norris | Severe Drought |
| North Sioux City | Moderate Drought |
| Northville | Abnormally Dry |
| Okreek | Severe Drought |
| Oldham | Moderate Drought |
| Parkston | Severe Drought |
| Parmelee | Severe Drought |
| Peever | Abnormally Dry |
| Philip | Moderate Drought |
| Pickstown | Extreme Drought |
| Pierpont | Abnormally Dry |
| Plankinton | Severe Drought |
| Porcupine | Extreme Drought |
| Presho | Moderate Drought |
| Pukwana | Severe Drought |
| Reliance | Severe Drought |
| Richland | Severe Drought |
| Roscoe | Abnormally Dry |
| Rosebud | Severe Drought |
| Roslyn | Abnormally Dry |
| Salem | Severe Drought |
| Scotland | Severe Drought |
| Selby | Abnormally Dry |
| Sisseton | Abnormally Dry |
| South Shore | Abnormally Dry |
| Spencer | Severe Drought |
| Spring Creek | Severe Drought |
| Springfield | Extreme Drought |
| Stickney | Severe Drought |
| Stockholm | Abnormally Dry |
| Tabor | Extreme Drought |
| Toronto | Moderate Drought |
| Trent | Severe Drought |
| Tripp | Severe Drought |
| Tulare | Moderate Drought |
| Tyndall | Severe Drought |
| Vale | Moderate Drought |
| Valley Springs | Severe Drought |
| Veblen | Abnormally Dry |
| Vermillion | Extreme Drought |
| Vienna | Abnormally Dry |
| Volga | Moderate Drought |
| Volin | Severe Drought |
| Wagner | Severe Drought |
| Wakonda | Severe Drought |
| Warner | Abnormally Dry |
| Wasta | Severe Drought |
| Watertown | Abnormally Dry |
| Webster | Abnormally Dry |
| Wessington Springs | Severe Drought |
| White | Moderate Drought |
| White Lake | Severe Drought |
| Whitehorse | Abnormally Dry |
| Willow Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Wilmot | Abnormally Dry |
| Wolsey | Moderate Drought |
| Woonsocket | Severe Drought |
| Worthing | Severe Drought |
| Yale | Moderate Drought |
| Yankton | Extreme Drought |
| North Eagle Butte | Abnormally Dry |
| Rapid Valley | Severe Drought |
| Shindler | Severe Drought |
| Allen | Extreme Drought |
| Oglala | Extreme Drought |
| Soldier Creek | Severe Drought |
| Brandt | Moderate Drought |
| Central City | Extreme Drought |
| Fairburn | Extreme Drought |
| Kadoka | Moderate Drought |
| Keystone | Extreme Drought |
| Oelrichs | Extreme Drought |
| Spearfish | Severe Drought |
| Wall | Severe Drought |
| Whitewood | Severe Drought |
| Meadow View Addition | Severe Drought |
| Pine Lakes Addition | Severe Drought |
| Ashton | Abnormally Dry |
| Belle Fourche | Severe Drought |
| Blackhawk | Severe Drought |
| Castlewood | Abnormally Dry |
| Chamberlain | Severe Drought |
| Clark | Abnormally Dry |
| Columbia | Abnormally Dry |
| De Smet | Moderate Drought |
| Deadwood | Severe Drought |
| Hermosa | Extreme Drought |
| Hot Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Kennebec | Severe Drought |
| Kimball | Severe Drought |
| Lake Preston | Moderate Drought |
| Lead | Extreme Drought |
| Oacoma | Severe Drought |
| Piedmont | Severe Drought |
| Pringle | Extreme Drought |
| Rapid City | Severe Drought |
| Sturgis | Severe Drought |
| Wentworth | Severe Drought |
| Johnson Siding | Extreme Drought |
| Artesian | Severe Drought |
| Baltic | Severe Drought |
| Crooks | Severe Drought |
| Custer | Extreme Drought |
| Dell Rapids | Severe Drought |
| Eureka | Abnormally Dry |
| Gary | Moderate Drought |
| Goodwin | Abnormally Dry |
| Harrisburg | Severe Drought |
| Hartford | Severe Drought |
| Howard | Severe Drought |
| Hudson | Moderate Drought |
| Marion | Severe Drought |
| Mobridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Monroe | Severe Drought |
| Parker | Severe Drought |
| Pine Ridge | Extreme Drought |
| Platte | Severe Drought |
| Ramona | Moderate Drought |
| Redfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Summit | Abnormally Dry |
| Tea | Severe Drought |
| Viborg | Severe Drought |
| Waubay | Abnormally Dry |
| Wounded Knee | Extreme Drought |
| Dupree | Abnormally Dry |
| Kyle | Extreme Drought |
| Corn Creek | Severe Drought |
| Edgemont | Extreme Drought |
| Pierre | Moderate Drought |
| White River | Severe Drought |
| Winner | Severe Drought |
| Carthage | Moderate Drought |
| Centerville | Severe Drought |
| Hill City | Extreme Drought |
| Wanblee | Severe Drought |
| Arlington | Moderate Drought |
| Beresford | Severe Drought |
| Irene | Severe Drought |
| Sioux Falls | Severe Drought |
| Wessington | Moderate Drought |
| Dakota Dunes | Moderate Drought |
| Ashland Heights | Severe Drought |
| Green Valley | Severe Drought |
| Colonial Pine Hills | Extreme Drought |
| Two Strike | Severe Drought |
| White Horse | Severe Drought |
| Summerset | Severe Drought |