Drought in Thomas, Nebraska

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of August across the southern quarter of Thomas County. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month.

Near normal to above normal precipitation fell across western and north central Nebraska in August. This led to improving drought conditions across the area. Rainfall totals were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range for the month with some pockets of 1 to 2 inches noted in Custer, Chase, Perkins and portions of Holt county. Burwell was the driest station with 0.41 inches of precipitation for August. With the exception of a small area from northeastern McPherson county to southern Brown County, a one category improvement in drought conditions occurred during August across most of western and north central Nebraska.