Drought in Eastern Cherry, Nebraska

Drought February 1, 2025 – February 28, 2025 · Eastern Cherry, Nebraska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over almost all of eastern Cherry County through the end of February. A small pocket of extreme (D3) drought expanded slightly in the Valentine vicinity by the end of February. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 0.40 inches of precipitation in February. This 0.14 inches below the normal of 0.54 inches. Valentine reported 0.42 inches of precipitation for February which was 0.19 inches below the normal of 0.61 inches.

The wider storm

Moderate (D1) drought conditions expanded slightly over portions of southwestern Nebraska in February. Across the remainder of western and north central Nebraska, drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1241266. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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