Drought in Lincoln, Nebraska

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions across most of Lincoln County by the end of April. Over northeastern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Hershey 5 SSE reported 1.37 inches of precipitation in April. This was 0.62 inches below the normal of 1.99 inches. The cooperative observer at Wallace 2W reported 1.25 inches of precipitation for April. This was 0.97 inches below the normal of 2.22 inches. At the North Platte Regional Airport, 1.12 inches of precipitation was reported in April. This was 1.17 inches below the normal of 2.29 inches. The cooperative observer at Brady reported 0.64 inches of precipitation for April.

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.