Drought in Mcpherson, Nebraska

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the western two-thirds of McPherson County through the end of January. Over the eastern third of the county, drought conditions improved from extreme (D3) to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month.

Precipitation across western and north central was well above normal for January and led to improvement in drought conditions across portions of north central, central and southwestern Nebraska. Precipitation totals for cooperative observers across the area ranged from 1.16 inches at Ellsworth 2W to 5.25 inches at Purdum. Heavy snow occurred across the area on January 18th with upwards of 2 feet of snow being reported in Custer County. North Platte had its heaviest calendar day snowfall on record with 13.9 inches on the 18th. Valentine had its wettest January on record.