Drought in Western Cherry, Nebraska

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over portions of north central Cherry County through the end of May. Across northwestern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of May. Over the remainder of western Cherry County extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Kilgore 1NE reported 1.15 inches of precipitation in May. The cooperative observer at Mullen 22N reported 1.78 inches of precipitation for May.

Continued dryness in May, led to deterioration of drought conditions for much of western and north central Nebraska. There was one pocket of drought improvement across far southwestern Nebraska. By the end of May, 87 percent of western and north central Nebraska was in extreme (D3) or exceptional (D4) drought conditions.