Drought in Dodge, Nebraska

Severe (D2) drought conditions were initially present across 17 percent of Dodge County at the beginning of April. Conditions improved steadily throughout the month, erasing the severe drought entirely and reducing the areal coverage of moderate (D1) drought from 100 percent down to 61 percent. The cooperative observer at Fremont recorded 3.13 inches of precipitation, 0.11 inches above 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.