Drought in Frontier, Nebraska

Moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over the northwestern quarter of Frontier County by the end of February. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Curtis reported 0.02 inches of precipitation in February. This was 0.49 inches below the normal of 0.51 inches. The cooperative observer at Eustis 2NW reported 0.13 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.71 inches below the normal of 0.84 inches.

Continued dry conditions in February, coupled with very warm temperatures, led to expansion of drought conditions across western and north central Nebraska in February. Locations in the western Sandhills, portions of southwestern Nebraska, the eastern Nebraska Panhandle and portions of north central Nebraska, saw drought conditions reaching severe (D2) and even extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of February.