NOAA Issues La Nina Advisory

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center has officially declared a La Niña Advisory.

SDSU Extension State Climatologist Laura Edwards says LaNina typically means a colder than average winter in South Dakota.

But, Edwards says, more snow doesn’t necessarily mean drought relief.

Edwards says most of South Dakota has been in a warm, dry period for the past couple months, which doesn’t bode well for winter wheat.

LaNina’s impact will likely taper off quite quickly in the spring.

 

(Dakota Radio Group)