A dramatic change in the weather was on track to push into the Plains and Midwest in mid-January as a strong cold front accompanied by the climate phenomenon El Niño triggered authentic winter conditions packing fierce sub-zero wind chills and more frequent snow events.
States are expanding their system of weather stations to better observe, predict the weather. “There won’t be a snowflake or drop of rain that won’t hit within 20 miles of these stations,” said Nathan Edwards of South Dakota Mesonet.
It started off as a beautiful, sunny day in northeastern South Dakota.
Corn planting is way behind across the Midwest due to the wet spring, and the forecast for the month ahead won’t make it easier for the crop to grow.
On a Friday afternoon in mid-October, South Dakota farmer Tyler Urban watched a video filmed from his combine cab has he harvested soybeans, but he would much rather be doing the real thing than watching footage of it.
After a near-record cold April in South Dakota, May is off to a warmer than average start.
Even before the mid-April snowstorm struck South Dakota, it was the coldest start to the month with temperatures 12 to 20 degrees below average across much of the state.
The first day of summer brought floods soaking southeastern South Dakota, and it's anybody's guess as to what's in store for the rest of the growing season.
After a near-record cold April in South Dakota, May is off to a warmer than average start.
Even before the mid-April snowstorm struck South Dakota, it was the coldest start to the month with temperatures 12 to 20 degrees below average across much of the state.
South Dakota's winter will round out with some colder than average temperatures, according to the climate outlook released Feb. 15, by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Colder and wetter than average conditions are possible across northern South Dakota, according to the Jan. 18, seasonal outlook from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center.
Warmer temperatures and less precipitation are predicted through the end of October, according to the most recent Climate Outlook from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center.
Those looking for information on drought conditions in South Dakota can visit drought.sd.gov, a website set up by a new drought task force.
La Nina conditions are likely to cause wetter conditions for South Dakota into the fall and winter, said Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension climate specialist.
After a month of warm, dry weather, South Dakota is drying out, especially in the Black Hills and the northeastern corner of the state.
South Dakota's weather this summer could be a bit of a climate roller coaster, according the outlook issued by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration May 19.
Aside from some recent rainfall, South Dakota has had a warm spring, and warm temperatures are expected to continue through May and over the next few months, according to the outlook released Thursday by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
There is at least one thing that separates agricultural people from their office-working brothers ... the weather.
This growing season could come with warmer than average temperatures across the nation, according to South Dakota State Climatologist Dennis Todey.
This winter ranked among the warmest on record for South Dakota in the last 121 years.
Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog, did not see his shadow last week, but can we really expect an early spring in South Dakota?
South Dakotans can expect weather changes this January, based on the latest 30-day outlook from the new National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center.
The strong El Nino weather pattern is expected to bring mild conditions to South Dakota this winter. But then what?
How will climate trends affect your corn and soybeans?
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