Drought in Antelope, Nebraska

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across Antelope County through the month of April, though improvements in areal coverage were observed. The coverage of extreme drought shrank from nearly 97 percent at the beginning of the month down to around 65 percent by the end of the month. The cooperative observers at Elgin and Oakdale recorded 1.90 and 2.14 inches of precipitation, respectively. These values were 0.89 and 0.73 inches below average.

Severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought conditions continued across portions of eastern Nebraska through the month of April. However, there was some slight improvement through the month with only small departures from average precipitation in many locations.