Drought — Hayes, Nebraska

2022-10-01 to 2022-10-31 · Hayes, Nebraska

Event narrative

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of October over all of Hayes county. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 0.33 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.34 inches below the normal of 1.67 inches.

Wider weather episode

Abnormally dry and warm conditions continued across western and north central Nebraska in October. Drought conditions deteriorated across all of western and north central Nebraska. With the exception of moderate (D1) drought conditions in most of Sheridan County, all of western and north central Nebraska had drought conditions ranging from severe (D2) to exceptional (D4) drought by the end of October.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1060864. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.