Drought in Holt, Nebraska

Severe (D2) drought conditions, persisted over far northwestern portions of Holt County through the end of June. Over west central and southwestern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of the month. Over the eastern half of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of June. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 5.55 inches of precipitation for June. This was 1.89 inches above the normal of 3.66 inches. The cooperative observer at O'Neill reported 4.94 inches of precipitation for June. This was 1.46 inches above the normal of 3.48 inches.

Above normal rainfall in portions of north central, central, southwestern and western Nebraska led to improvements in drought conditions across western and north central Nebraska in June. There were a few local areas where drought conditions remained unchanged in June.