Drought in Gage, Nebraska

Severe (D2) drought conditions were present in the extreme northwest corner of the county at the beginning of April. By the end of the month, conditions had improved significantly, erasing severe drought entirely and reducing the moderate (D1) drought coverage from 68 percent down to under 8 percent. The cooperative observer at Beatrice 1N recorded 4.57 inches of precipitation (1.69 inches above average). The CoCoRaHS observers at Barneston 0.3 N and Wymore 8.1 Ssw recorded 3.21 and 3.74 inches of precipitation, respectively. These values were 0.12 inches below and 0.41 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.