Drought in Knox, Nebraska

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across Knox County through the month of May, with an expansion in areal coverage observed. The coverage of extreme drought expanded from around 94 percent at the beginning of the month up to 97 percent by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Orchard 9NNE recorded 1.81 inches of precipitation, 2.11 inches below average. The CoCoRaHS observer at Crofton 0.7 NNW recorded 1.56 inches of precipitation, 2.42 inches below 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 1340351. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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