Significant highlights include the expansion of D3 (extreme drought) across southwest Nebraska, continuation of D3 in far north central Nebraska, and a westward expansion of D2 (severe drought) in the Sandhills.

Drought in ARTHUR, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought (D2) was introduced for parts of southern Arthur County during the July 19 update of the drought monitor. The southern half of the county remains in D1, while the northern half is in D0.

Drought in BLAINE, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All but the southwest corner of Blaine County was designated as D2 (severe drought) through the month of July.

Drought in BOYD, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Far eastern Boyd County remained in D3 (extreme drought), while central portions of the county remained in D2 (severe drought) throughout July. The far western section was designated as D1.

Drought in BROWN, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Virtually all of Brown County (except along the Niobrara River) was designated as D2 (severe drought) throughout July.

Drought in CHASE, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought (D3) was expanded to cover all of Chase County during the July 12 update of the drought monitor, where the southwest corner was previously designated as D2.

Drought in CUSTER, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought (D2) remained for western and southern portions of Custer County throughout July, while D2 was upgraded to D1 in the northeast during the July 12 update.

Drought in DEUEL, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme drought (D3) was expanded to include central and eastern Deuel County during the July 26 update. Previously, the entire county was designated as at least D2.

Drought in EASTERN CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe drought (D2) was expanded northward to Valentine, the Niobrara Valley, and essentially the eastern half of the county during the July 19 drought monitor update. Previously, northeast Cherry County was designated as D1.

Drought in FRONTIER, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Western Frontier County remained in extreme drought (D3), while central and northeast portions remained in severe drought (D2) throughout the month. Southeast was designated as D1.

Drought in GARDEN, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Southern Garden County, generally along and south of the North Platte River, remained in D2 (severe drought) throughout the month. Extreme drought (D3) clips the far southeast during the July 26 update. Otherwise, the central and northern portions were classified as D0 and D1.

Drought in GARFIELD, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All but the southeast corner of Garfield County started the month in severe drought (D2). The July 12 update removed virtually all of D2 from the county, replacing with D1.

Drought in HAYES, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All of Hayes County remained in extreme drought (D3) throughout July.

Drought in HOLT, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Eastern Holt County remained in D3 (extreme drought) throughout the month, except for a localized improvement to D2 near O'Neill during the July 19 update. The remainder of the county was classified as D2 (severe drought) for all of July.

Drought in HOOKER, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northeast portions of Hooker County remained in D2 (severe drought) throughout the month. The southwest corner was designated as D0, while the central portions continued as D1.

Drought in KEITH, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All but the northern edges of Keith County were classified as D3 (extreme drought) by the end of the month. The northern half of the county began July as D1 and southern half as D2 (severe drought), but successive downgrades were issued July 19 and 26.

Drought in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All but the northwest section of Lincoln County started July as D2 (severe drought). Successive downgrades for July 19 and 26 resulted in the southwest being classified as D3 (extreme drought) and the remainder as D2.

Drought in LOGAN, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The southern half of Logan County remained in D2 (severe drought) through the month of July, with a slight expansion on July 19. The northern portions were classified as D1.

Drought in LOUP, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northwest half of Loup County remained in D2 (severe drought) throughout the month, while the southeast half was reclassified as D1 during the July 12 update.

Drought in MCPHERSON, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

An expansion of D2 (severe drought) on July 19 included southern McPherson County. The remainder of the county continued as D0 or D1 through the month.

Drought in PERKINS, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

An expansion of D3 (extreme drought) from southwest Perkins County to the entire county occurred with the July 26 update. The northeast sections began the month in D2 (severe drought).

Drought in ROCK, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

All of Rock County remained in D2 (severe drought) through the month of July.

Drought in THOMAS, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northern half of Thomas County remained in D2 (severe drought) throughout July, while the southern half was classified as D1.

Drought in WHEELER, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUL-22 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Northern Wheeler County remained in D2 (severe drought) throughout July, while the southern portions were classified as D1.