Drought in Sheridan, Nebraska

Drought June 1, 2025 – June 30, 2025 · Sheridan, Nebraska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe (D2) drought conditions over west central Sheridan County, improved to moderate (D1) conditions by the end of June. The cooperative observer at Gordon 6N reported 1.68 inches of precipitation for June. This was 2.17 inches below the normal of 3.85 inches. The cooperative observer at Ellsworth 2W reported 4.53 inches of precipitation for June. This was 1.75 inches above the normal of 2.78 inches.

The wider storm

Abundant rainfall fell in June across western and north central Nebraska. This led to improvement in drought conditions across almost all of western and north central Nebraska. By the end of the month, three pockets of severe (D2) drought remained. The first over the eastern Sandhills, the second over western Garden County and the third over southeastern Hayes into most of Frontier County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1270788. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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