The drought in South Dakota continues to impact most of the state. Extremely high temperatures and little rain in June created some of the driest conditions the state has seen since the 1870’s.
Laura Edwards is the state climatologist. She says the higher temperatures aggravate the situation.
“We get dry periods quite a bit. We have a lot of variability here in the northern plains, but when you add those very, very hot temperatures that makes things really that much worse.”
Edwards says July doesn’t look optimistic. She says higher temperatures that are near-record breaking could extend the severe drought into the next few months.
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This story comes from a recent interview on SDPB's weekday radio program, "In the Moment." Listen to the full interview below.