Drought in Garfield, Nebraska

Drought April 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026 · Garfield, Nebraska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over all of Garfield County through the end of April. The cooperative observer at Burwell reported 1.37 inches of precipitation for April. This was 1.68 inches below the normal of 3.05 inches. The cooperative observer at Ericson 8WNW reported 1.28 inches of precipitation for April. This was 1.45 inches below the normal of 2.73 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 1325059. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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