Drought in Eastern Cherry, Nebraska

Drought March 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026 · Eastern Cherry, Nebraska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over all of eastern Cherry County by the end of March. At the Valentine Airport, 0.24 inches of precipitation was reported in March. This was 0.77 inches below the normal of 1.01 inches. At the Valentine Lakes NWR, 0.38 inches of precipitation was reported for the month. This was 0.66 inches below the normal of 1.04 inches.

The wider storm

Record warmth, coupled with little to no rainfall in March, led to rapid expansion of drought conditions across all of western and north central Nebraska. By the end of the month, areas of moderate (D1) drought conditions expanded to severe (D2) and extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of March. North Platte saw its 3rd warmest, and Valentine had its warmest March on record. Valentine had its 9th driest and North Platte 19th driest March on record.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1322162. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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