Drought in Wayne, Nebraska

Extreme (D3) drought conditions were present across less than one percent of Wayne County at the beginning of the month and conditions improved steadily throughout April. Extreme drought coverage was removed completely early in the month, while the coverage of severe (D2) drought shrank from 100 percent at the beginning of the month down to around 42 percent. The CoCoRaHS observer at Carroll 6.35 WSW recorded 2.15 inches of precipitation.

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.