Drought in Cedar, Nebraska

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across Cedar County through the month of April, though areal coverage saw significant improvement. The coverage of extreme drought shrank from nearly 73 percent at the beginning of the month to just over 8 percent by the end of the month. The CoCoRaHS observer at St. Helena 4.1 SW recorded 2.29 inches of precipitation, 1.51 inches below average.

The wider storm

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1332731. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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