Drought in Butler, Nebraska

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across Butler County through the month of May, though improvements in areal coverage were observed. The coverage of severe drought shrank from around 94 percent at the beginning of the month down to around 23 percent by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Surprise recorded 3.89 inches of precipitation, 0.98 inches below average. The CoCoRaHS observer at Bellwood 5.8 W recorded 7.12 inches of precipitation, 2.72 inches above average.

The wider storm

Severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought conditions continued across portions of eastern Nebraska through the month of May.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1340348. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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