Abnormally dry and warm conditions continued across western and north central Nebraska in October. Drought conditions deteriorated across all of western and north central Nebraska. With the exception of moderate (D1) drought conditions in most of Sheridan County, all of western and north central Nebraska had drought conditions ranging from severe (D2) to exceptional (D4) drought by the end of October.

Drought in EASTERN CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over all of eastern Cherry county by the end of October.  The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 0.11 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.52 inches below the normal of 1.63 inches. At the Valentine airport, 0.21 inches of precipitation fell in October. This was 1.21 inches below the normal of 1.42 inches.

Drought in WESTERN CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over south central, southwestern, central and north central portions of Cherry county in October. Across far western Cherry county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted. Across a small portion of northwestern Cherry county, moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) and extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Kilgore 1NE reported 0.65 inches of precipitation in October.

Drought in GRANT, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Grant county through the end of October.

Drought in PERKINS, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted over all of Perkins county through the end of October. The cooperative observer at Madrid reported 0.47 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.30 inches below the normal of 1.77 inches.

Drought in ROCK, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Across far southern Rock county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of October. Across the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in HAYES, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of October over all of Hayes county. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 0.33 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.34 inches below the normal of 1.67 inches.

Drought in DEUEL, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Over the southeastern half of Deuel county, exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of the October. Over the northwestern half of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions continued through the end of October. The cooperative observer at Chappell reported 0.59 inches of precipitation for October.

Drought in GARDEN, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Garden county in October. Extreme (D3) drought conditions expanded from the far southeastern portion of Garden county into the southern half of the county by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Crescent Lakes NWR reported 0.63 inches of precipitation in October. This was 0.63 inches below the normal of 1.26 inches. The cooperative observer at Oshkosh reported 0.38 inches of precipitation in October. This was 0.95 inches below the normal of 1.33 inches. The cooperative observer at Oshkosh 10NE reported 0.37 inches of precipitation in October.

Drought in SHERIDAN, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Across far northern Sheridan county, moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of October. For the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Gordon 6N reported a trace of precipitation for October. This was 1.62 inches below the normal of 1.62 inches. The cooperative observer at Ellsworth 2W reported 0.54 inches of precipitation for October. This was 0.60 inches below the normal of 1.14 inches.

Drought in FRONTIER, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

October began with moderate (D1), severe (D2), extreme (D3) and exceptional (D4) drought conditions extending from east to west across Frontier county. By the end of October, the severe (D2) drought conditions were present over the eastern third of the county. Over the central third, extreme (D3) drought conditions were present. Over the western third of the county, exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Curtis reported 0.22 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.43 inches below the normal of 1.65 inches. The cooperative observer at Eustis 2NW reported 0.51 inches of precipitation for October. This was 1.30 inches below the normal of 1.81 inches.

Drought in BROWN, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Across far southern Brown County severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of October. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Ainsworth reported 0.72 inches of precipitation for October. This was 1.01 inches below the normal of 1.73 inches. The cooperative observer at Elsmere 9ENE reported 0.40 inches of precipitation for October. This was 1.39 inches below the normal of 1.79 inches.

Drought in LOUP, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over all of Loup county by the end of October.

Drought in BOYD, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over northern Boyd county by the end of October. Over southern Boyd county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 0.23 inches of precipitation in October.

Drought in HOLT, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions spread to all but a portion of southeastern of Holt county by the end of October. Across portions of southeastern Holt county, exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 0.30 inches of precipitation in October. This was 2.07 inches below the normal of 2.37 inches. The cooperative observer at O'Neill reported 0.39 inches of precipitation for October. This was 1.91 inches below the normal of 2.30 inches.

Drought in WHEELER, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across southwestern Wheeler county through the end of October. Across the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Bartlett 1W reported 1.52 inches of precipitation for October. This was 0.91 inches below the normal of 2.43 inches.

Drought in BLAINE, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over all of Blaine county by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Purdum reported 0.45 inches of precipitation for October. This was 1.41 inches below the normal of 1.86 inches.

Drought in THOMAS, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over all of Thomas county by the end of October.

Drought in HOOKER, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over far eastern Hooker county by the end of the October. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in LOGAN, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions across all of Logan county by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.59 inches of precipitation for October. This was 1.22 inches below the normal of 1.81 inches.

Drought in MCPHERSON, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over northwestern McPherson county through the end of October. Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over southwestern portions of the county through the end of the month. Over the remainder of McPherson county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month.

Drought in ARTHUR, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions remained unchanged over the southern third of Arthur county in October. Over the northern 2/3rds of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 1.58 inches of precipitation for October. This was 0.20 inches above the normal of 1.38 inches.

Drought in KEITH, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the northern third of Keith county through the end of October. Over the southern 2/3rds of Keith county, exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of October. The cooperative observer at Kingsley Dam reported 0.11 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.24 inches below the normal of 1.35 inches. The cooperative observer at Ogallala reported 0.08 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.18 inches below the normal of 1.26 inches.

Drought in CHASE, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the southwestern half of Chase county in October. Over the northeastern half of the county, exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Imperial reported 0.11 inches of precipitation for October. This was 1.45 inches below the normal of 1.56 inches. At the Imperial airport, 0.06 inches of precipitation fell. This was 1.31 inches below the normal of 1.37 inches.

Drought in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions expanded from west central and southwestern Lincoln county into central and south central portions of the county in October. Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over northwestern and north central portions of Lincoln county through the end of the month. Over the eastern quarter of Lincoln county severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Wallace 2W reported 0.18 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.48 inches below the normal of 1.66 inches. The cooperative observer at Hershey 5SSE reported 0.35 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 1.44 inches below the normal of 1.79 inches. At the North Platte Airport, 0.57 inches of rain fell. This was 1.08 inches below the normal of 1.65 inches. The cooperative observer at Brady reported 0.69 inches of precipitation for October.

Drought in GARFIELD, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Moderate (D1) drought conditions over far southeastern Garfield county, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of October. Across the remainder of Garfield county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Ericson 8WNW reported 0.80 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.35 inches below the normal of 2.15 inches. The cooperative observer at Burwell reported 0.33 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.80 inches below the normal of 2.13 inches.

Drought in KEYA PAHA, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over far southern Keya Paha county through the end of October. Across the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Springview 2NW reported 0.50 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.01 inches below the normal of 1.51 inches.

Drought in CUSTER, NEBRASKA
From 01-OCT-22 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across far southern and far eastern portions of Custer county through the end of October. For the remainder of Custer county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Anselmo 2WSW reported 0.44 inches of precipitation for October. This was 1.76 inches below the normal of 2.20 inches. At the Broken Bow Airport, 0.15 inches of precipitation was reported. This was 1.70 inches below the normal of 1.85 inches. The cooperative observer at Callaway 8WSW reported 0.63 inches of precipitation in October.