Drought in Frontier, Nebraska
Drought May 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026 · Frontier, Nebraska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of May across the northern third of Frontier County. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought deteriorated to exceptional (D4) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Curtis reported 3.87 inches of precipitation for May. This was 0.18 inches above the normal of 3.69 inches. The cooperative observer at Eustis 2NW reported 2.99 inches of precipitation for the month of May. This was 0.59 inches below the normal of 3.58 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 1335409. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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