Drought conditions remained unchanged across far southwestern Nebraska in February. Drought conditions improved a category over the eastern Nebraska Panhandle and portions of central Nebraska during the first couple of weeks in February. Precipitation was above normal across west central Nebraska with near normal precipitation in the eastern Nebraska Panhandle far southwestern Nebraska and the eastern Sandhills.  Temperatures for the month were well below normal as a major arctic air outbreak hit the region during the middle part of the month.

Drought in PERKINS, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

During the month of February, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to Severe (D2) drought conditions across the northern third of Perkins county on February 16th. The remainder of the county remained in extreme (D3) drought conditions through the end of the month.

Drought in KEITH, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

During the month of February, extreme (D3) drought conditions over far southern Keith county, improved to severe (D2) drought conditions on February 16th.  Severe (D2) drought conditions over the remainder of the county, improved to moderate (D1) conditions on February 16th. The cooperative observer at Kingsley Dam reported 0.91 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.30 inches above the normal of 0.61 inches. The cooperative station at Ogallala reported 0.87 inches and was 0.29 inches above the normal of 0.58 inches.

Drought in ARTHUR, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 16-FEB-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

During the month of February,  severe (D2) drought conditions over the western half of Arthur county improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions on February 16th. The cooperative station at Arthur reported 1.04 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.57 above the normal of 0.47 inches.

Drought in GARDEN, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

During the month of February, drought severity improved across Garden County. Extreme (D3) drought conditions over the western 2/3rds of Garden county, improved to severe (D2) drought conditions on February 16th.  Severe (D2) drought conditions over the eastern third of the county, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions on February 16th. The cooperative station at Lisco reported 1.10 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.48 inches above the normal of 0.62 inches. The cooperative station at Oshkosh reported 0.69 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.31 inches above the normal of 0.38 inches. The cooperative station at Crescent Lakes National Wildlife Refuge reported 0.81 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.39 inches above the normal of 0.42 inches. The cooperative station at Oshkosh 8SW reported 0.57 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.10 inches above the normal of 0.47 inches.

Drought in SHERIDAN, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

During the month of February, drought conditions improved across Sheridan County. The western half of the county improved from extreme (D3) drought to severe (D2) drought conditions on February 16th. The eastern half of the county improved from severe (D2) drought conditions to moderate (D1) drought conditions on February 16th. The cooperative station at Gordon 6N reported 0.90 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.28 inches above the normal of 0.62 inches. The cooperative station at Ellsworth 2W reported 0.27 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.08 inches below the normal of 0.35 inches.

Drought in CHASE, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

During the month of February, extreme (D3) drought conditions remained unchanged across all of Chase County. The cooperative station at Imperial reported 0.27 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.29 inches below the normal of 0.56 inches.

Drought in DEUEL, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought conditions improved across Deuel county in February. The eastern quarter of the county improved from severe (D2) drought to moderate (D1) drought on February 16th. The western western 3/4ths of the county improved from extreme (D3) drought to severe (D2) drought on February 16th.

Drought in GRANT, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 16-FEB-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

For the month of February, drought conditions improved from severe (D2) drought conditions, over southwestern Grant county, to moderate (D1) drought conditions on February 16th.

Drought in WHEELER, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 16-FEB-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) conditions by February 16th over the southern half of Wheeler county.  The cooperative station at Bartlett 1W reported 0.46 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.26 inches below the normal of 0.72 inches.

Drought in FRONTIER, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions remained unchanged during the month of February in Frontier County. The cooperative station at Curtis reported 0.48 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.03 inches below the normal of 0.51 inches. The cooperative station at Eustis 2NW reported 0.89 inches of precipitation in February. This was 0.05 inches above the normal of 0.84 inches.

Drought in HAYES, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

During the month of February, extreme (D3) drought conditions remained unchanged across all of Hayes County. The cooperative station at Hayes Center reported 0.32 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.21 inches below the normal of 0.53 inches.

Drought in GARFIELD, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 16-FEB-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by  February 16th across southeastern Garfield county.  The cooperative station at Ericson 8WNW tallied 0.56 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.14 inches below the normal of 0.70 inches.

Drought in CUSTER, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 16-FEB-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to Moderate (D1) drought conditions on February 16th over southern Custer county. The cooperative observer at Callaway 8WSW reported 0.57 inches of precipitation for the month. The cooperative observer at Broken Bow 2W reported 0.59 inches of precipitation. This was 0.12 inches above the normal of 0.47 inches.

Drought in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 01-FEB-21 00:00:00 to 28-FEB-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

During the month of February, extreme (D3) drought conditions decreased from the southern third of Lincoln county to the southern quarter of the county by February 16th. Along the Platte River Valley in central Lincoln county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions on February 16th. The cooperative station at Wallace 2W reported 0.43 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.13 below above the normal of 0.56 inches. The cooperative station at Hershey 5SSE reported 0.44 inches of precipitation in February. This was 0.01 inches above the normal of 0.43 inches. At the North Platte Airport, 1.43 inches of precipitation fell which was 0.93 inches above the normal of 0.50 inches. At the cooperative station in Brady, 1.05 inches of precipitation fell during the month.