Drought in Garfield, Nebraska

Drought May 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026 · Garfield, Nebraska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over all of Garfield County through the end of May. The cooperative observer at Burwell reported 1.90 inches of precipitation for May. This was 2.14 inches below the normal of 4.04 inches. The cooperative observer at Ericson 8WNW reported 2.98 inches of precipitation for May. This was 0.99 inches below the normal of 3.97 inches.

The wider storm

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1335368. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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