With the exception of southwestern Nebraska, drought conditions improved some across the Nebraska Sandhills in June. A large portion of the central Sandhills improved from severe (D2) to moderate (D1) drought in June. Across southwestern Nebraska, drought expanded in June. Extreme (D3) drought expanded into most of Chase, most of Perkins and far southern Deuel counties in June.

Drought in ROCK, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the southern third of Rock county in June. For the northern 2/3rds of Rock county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of June.

Drought in EASTERN CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over southeastern Cherry county in June. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes National Wildlife Refuge reported 0.46 inches of precipitation in June. This was 4.07 inches below the normal of 4.53 inches. At Valentine, 1.53 inches of precipitation fell in June. This was 2.43 inches below the normal of 3.96 inches. The cooperative observer at Kilgore 1NE reported 1.78 inches of precipitation for June.

Drought in GARDEN, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of June generally south of the North Platte River. The cooperative observer at Lisco reported 0.74 inches of precipitation in June. This was 2.07 inches below the normal of 2.81 inches. The cooperative observer at Oshkosh reported 0.78 inches of precipitation in June. This was 2.20 inches below the normal of 2.98 inches. The cooperative observer at Oshkosh 8SW reported 0.49 inches of precipitation for June. This was 2.87 inches below the normal of 3.36 inches.

Drought in GARFIELD, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all but the southeastern quarter of Garfield county in June. In the southeastern quarter of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted. The cooperative observer at Ericson 8WNW recorded 1.50 inches of rainfall in June. This was 2.67 inches below the normal of 4.17 inches. The cooperative observer at Burwell recorded 1.46 inches of precipitation in June. This was 2.28 inches below the normal of 3.74 inches.

Drought in BROWN, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the southern half of Brown county in June, while moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of the county.  The cooperative observer at Ainsworth recorded 0.67 inches of rainfall in June. This was 3.10 inches below the normal of 3.77 inches. The cooperative observer at Elsmere 9ENE reported 0.92 inches of rainfall in June. This was 3.32 inches below the normal of 4.24 inches.

Drought in LOUP, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over all of Loup county through the end of June.

Drought in BLAINE, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all, but the southwest quarter of Blaine county in June. Across the southwestern quarter of the county, drought conditions improved from severe (D2) to moderate (D1) drought conditions in June. The cooperative observer at Purdum reported 1.30 inches of precipitation in June. This was 3.08 inches below the normal of 4.38 inches.

Drought in CUSTER, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions across central Custer county by the end of June. For the remainder of Custer county, severe (D2) drought conditions remained in place in June. The cooperative observer at Anselmo 2WSW reported 1.61 inches of precipitation for June. This was 2.13 inches below the normal of 3.74 inches. At Broken Bow, 2.30 inches of precipitation fell in June. This was 1.22 inches below the normal of 3.52 inches. The cooperative observer at Callaway reported 2.34 inches of precipitation in June.

Drought in THOMAS, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions over the southern third of Thomas county by the end of June. For the remainder of Thomas county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions over the southern third of Lincoln county expanded to most of the county by the end of June. The exception was over far northwestern and far north central Lincoln county where moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted. The cooperative observer at Hershey 5SSE reported 1.10 inches of precipitation for the month of June. That was 2.72 inches below the normal of 3.82 inches. The cooperative observer at Wallace 2W reported 0.74 inches of precipitation for June. This was 3.09 inches below the normal of 3.83 inches. At the North Platte Airport, 0.43 inches of precipitation fell in June. This was 3.11 inches below the normal of 3.54 inches. The cooperative observer at Brady reported 0.71 inches of precipitation in June.

Drought in PERKINS, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought persisted over the northeastern half of Perkins county in June. Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over the southwestern half of Perkins county by the end of June. The cooperative observer at Madrid reported 0.83 inches of precipitation for June. This was 2.45 inches below the normal of 3.28 inches.

Drought in DEUEL, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over far southern Deuel county in June. Over the remainder of the county severe (D2) drought conditions persisted. The cooperative observer at Chappell reported 1.08 inches of precipitation in June.

Drought in KEITH, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought conditions remained unchanged for the month of June in Keith county. Severe (D2) drought conditions were roughly along and south of the North Platte River. North of the river, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted. The cooperative observer at Kingsley Dam reported 0.79 inches of precipitation in June. This was 2.45 inches below the normal of 3.24 inches. The cooperative observer at Ogallala reported 0.80 inches of precipitation in June. This was 2.31 inches of precipitation below the normal of 3.11 inches.

Drought in CHASE, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over far southwestern Chase county through the end of June. Over the remainder of Chase county, extreme (D3) drought conditions were present by the end of June. At the Imperial Airport, 1.48 inches of precipitation was reported in June. This was 1.57 inches below the normal of 3.05 inches. The cooperative observer at Imperial reported 1.61 inches of precipitation in June. This was 1.69 inches below the normal of 3.30 inches.

Drought in HAYES, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued over all of Hayes county through the end of June. The cooperative observer in Hayes Center recorded 1.24 inches of precipitation in June. This was 2.03 inches below the normal of 3.27 inches.

Drought in FRONTIER, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the western third of Frontier county through the end of June. Over central Frontier county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions. Over the eastern third of Frontier county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of June. The cooperative observer at Eustis 2NW reported 0.75 inches of precipitation for June. This was 2.75 inches below the normal of 3.50 inches. The cooperative observer at Curtis reported 2.96 inches of precipitation for June. This was 0.70 inches below the normal of 3.66 inches.

Drought in BOYD, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across the eastern 3/4ths of Boyd county through the end of June. Across the western quarter of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions continued. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 1.93 inches of rainfall in June.

Drought in HOLT, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions continued through the end of June over most of Holt county. Moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted across far northwestern Holt county through the end of June. The cooperative observer at O'Neill reported 2.31 inches of rain in June. This was 1.17 inches below the normal of 3.48 inches. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 1.97 inches of rainfall for June. This was 1.69 inches below the normal of 3.66 inches.

Drought in WHEELER, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over most of Wheeler county through June. Over portions of west central Wheeler County, moderate (D1) drought conditions continued through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Bartlett 1W reported 0.61 inches of precipitation in June. This was 3.43 inches below the normal of 4.04 inches.

Drought in LOGAN, NEBRASKA
From 01-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions over the eastern 2/3rds of Logan county improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions over most of Logan county by the end of June. Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the southeastern quarter of the county through the end of June. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.22 inches of precipitation in June. This was 2.98 inches below the normal of 4.20 inches.