Drought in Knox, Nebraska
Drought June 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026 · Knox, Nebraska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Extreme (D3) drought conditions degraded further across Knox County during the month of June, leading to the introduction of exceptional (D4) drought. Exceptional drought coverage expanded to around 18 percent by the end of the month, while coverage of extreme drought or greater encompassed 100 percent of the county. The cooperative observer at Orchard 9NNE recorded 4.55 inches of precipitation, 0.31 inches below average. The CoCoRaHS observers at Crofton 4.4 WNW and Crofton 0.7 NNW recorded 2.20 and 2.39 inches of precipitation, respectively. These values were 1.87 and 1.81 inches below average.
The wider storm
Severe (D2) to exceptional (D4) drought conditions continued across portions of eastern Nebraska through the month of June.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1351591. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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