Drought — Custer, Nebraska

2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Custer, Nebraska

Event narrative

Severe (D2) drought condition persisted over almost all of Custer County through the end of February. Moderate (D1) drought continued over far southeastern portions of the county through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Callaway 8WSW reported 0.28 inches of precipitation for February. The cooperative observer at Broken Bow 2W reported 0.40 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.07 inches below the normal of 0.47 inches. At the Broken Bow Airport, 0.25 inches of precipitation fell in February. This was 0.21 inches below the normal of 0.46 inches.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1246622. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.