SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - South Dakota's drought worsened from last week, according to this morning's drought monitor, and forecasters don't expect widespread relief.
Sioux Falls Hydrologist Mike Gillespie says the eight to 14 day forecast calls for below normal precipitation.
Gillespie says there may be a few lucky locations that will get hit by thunderstorms and see moderate relief. But he says, on average, the entire state could continue to see dryness for the next couple of weeks.
Gillespie says crops are entering a critical stage.
He says if producers don't start seeing some rain soon, their yields could suffer this fall.
Most of the Black Hills are in extreme drought, western and central South Dakota are in moderate drought and much of the southeast is abnormally dry.
Triple-digit, daily record highs for July 20 climbed to 108 in Dupree and 107 in Timber Lake. South Dakota led the nation with 15% of its spring wheat in very poor to poor condition.