Drought in Garfield, Nebraska

Drought June 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026 · Garfield, Nebraska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions over all of Garfield County by the end of June. The cooperative observer at Burwell reported 7.89 inches of precipitation for June. This was 4.15 inches above the normal of 3.74 inches. The cooperative observer at Ericson 8WNW reported 6.77 inches of precipitation for June. This was 2.60 inches above the normal of 4.17 inches.

The wider storm

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1348053. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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