Drought in Eastern Cherry, Nebraska

Drought April 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026 · Eastern Cherry, Nebraska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe (D2) drought conditions, deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over east central and southeastern Cherry County by the end of April. Over northeastern portions of Cherry County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. At the Valentine Airport, 1.78 inches of precipitation was reported in April. This was 0.70 inches below the normal of 2.48 inches. At the Valentine Lakes NWR, 0.98 inches of precipitation was reported for the month. This was 1.64 inches below the normal of 2.62 inches.

The wider storm

Above normal temperatures persisted in April across western and north central Nebraska. This coupled with a continuation of well below normal precipitation, led to drought expansion across all of western and north central Nebraska in April.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1324919. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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