Abnormally dry and warm conditions continued across western and north central Nebraska in September. Drought conditions intensified over all of western and north central Nebraska with the exception of Sheridan county. Temperatures in September were well above normal and several record high temperatures were set during the month at North Platte and Valentine.

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

Across northern, northeastern and southwestern Custer county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of October. Across central and southeastern portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of September. The cooperative observer at Anselmo 2WSW reported  0.34 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 1.78 inches below the normal of 2.12 inches. At the Broken Bow Airport, 0.87 inches of precipitation was reported. This was 1.34 inches below the normal of 2.21 inches. The cooperative observer at Callaway 8WSW reported 2.06 inches of precipitation in September.

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month across northeastern Hooker county. Across the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of September.

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions, expanded from the southern quarter, into the remainder of Garden county in September. Over far southeastern Garden county, extreme (D3) drought conditions developed. The cooperative observer at Crescent Lakes NWR reported 0.46 inches of precipitation in September. This was 1.21 inches below the normal of 1.67 inches. The cooperative observer at Oshkosh reported 0.96 inches of precipitation in September. This was 0.56 inches below the normal of 1.52 inches. The cooperative observer at Oshkosh 8SW reported 1.02 inches of rainfall for the month of September. This was 0.55 inches below the normal of 1.57 inches. The cooperative observer at Oshkosh 10NE reported 0.63 inches of precipitation in September.

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over Thomas county through the end of September.

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

Moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions across all of Grant county in September.

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

Moderate (D1) drought conditions, present over central Logan county, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of September. Across the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.22 inches of precipitation for September. This was 0.58 inches below the normal of 1.80 inches.

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

Moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over the northern 2/3rds of Arthur county by the end of September. Over the southern third of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 0.72 inches of precipitation for September. This was 1.17 inches below the normal of 1.89 inches.

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to Extreme (D3) drought conditions over southern Boyd county by the end of September. Over northern Boyd county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 1.22 inches of precipitation in September.

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

Extreme (D3) drought conditions spread to most of Holt county by the end of September. Across southeastern Holt county, exceptional (D4) drought conditions developed by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 1.30 inches of precipitation in September. This was 1.34 inches below the normal of 2.64 inches. The cooperative observer at O'Neill reported 1.63 inches of precipitation for September. This was 0.72 inches below the normal of 2.35 inches.

Drought in DEUEL, NEBRASKA
From 01-SEP-22 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-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 month. Over the northwestern half of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions expanded into the remainder of the county. The cooperative observer at Chappell reported 1.70 inches of precipitation for September.

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

Moderate (D1) drought conditions, present over northern McPherson county, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions  by the end of September. Across southern McPherson county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted until the end of the month. Across far southwestern McPherson county, severe (D2) drought conditions worsened to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of September.

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

With the exception of far southern Brown county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of September. Across far southern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Ainsworth reported 1.12 inches of precipitation for September. This was 1.44 inches below the normal of 2.56 inches. The cooperative observer at Elsmere 9ENE reported 1.04 inches of precipitation for September. This was 1.35 inches below the normal of 2.39 inches.

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

Extreme (D3) drought conditions, expanded into all of the northern third of Keith county in September. Across the southern 2/3rds of the county, exceptional (D4) drought conditions continued through the end of September. The cooperative observer at Kingsley Dam reported 1.02 inches of precipitation in September. This was 0.56 inches below the normal of 1.58 inches. The cooperative observer at Ogallala reported 0.68 inches of precipitation in September. This was 0.85 inches below the normal of 1.53 inches.

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

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted over all of Perkins county through the end of September. The cooperative observer at Madrid reported 0.69 inches of precipitation in September. This was 0.95 inches below the normal of 1.64 inches.

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

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted over west central into southwestern Lincoln county through the end of September. Over central Lincoln County, extreme (D3) drought conditions expanded into the North Platte and Maxwell areas. Over the eastern quarter of Lincoln county and portions of far north central Lincoln county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of September. The cooperative observer at Wallace 2W reported 1.49 inches of precipitation in September. This was 0.07 inches below the normal of 1.56 inches. The cooperative observer at Hershey 5SSE reported 0.88 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.70 inches below the normal of 1.58 inches. At the North Platte Airport, 0.91 inches of rain fell. This was 0.70 inches below the normal of 1.61 inches. The cooperative observer at Brady reported 0.91 inches of precipitation for September.

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across Wheeler county through the end of September. The cooperative observer at Bartlett 1W reported 1.20 inches of precipitation for September. This was 1.20 inches below the normal of 2.40 inches.

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

With the exception of far southeastern Garfield county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of September. Across far southeastern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions in September. The cooperative observer at Ericson 8WNW reported 1.68 inches of precipitation in September. This was 0.69 inches below the normal of 2.37 inches. The cooperative observer at Burwell reported 2.29 inches of precipitation in September. This was 0.15 inches above the normal of 2.14 inches.

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

With the exception of far southern Keya Paha county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of September. Across far southern Keya Paha county, extreme (D3) drought conditions developed by the end of September. The cooperative observer at Springview 2NW reported 1.72 inches of precipitation in September. This was 0.69 inches below the normal of 2.41 inches.

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

With the exception of far southern Rock county, drought conditions deteriorated from severe (D2) drought to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of September. Over far southern Rock county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

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

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

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over all of Blaine county through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Purdum reported 1.60 inches of precipitation for September. This was 0.74 inches below the normal of 2.34 inches.

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

With the exception of east central and southeastern Cherry county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of September. Across east central and southeastern Cherry county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Valentine Lakes NWR reported 1.75 inches of precipitation in September. This was 0.25 inches below the normal of 2.00 inches. At the Valentine airport, 0.80 inches of precipitation fell in September. This was 0.92 inches below the normal of 1.72 inches.

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

Severe (D2) drought conditions expanded into south central, southwestern, central and north central portions of Cherry county in September. Across far western and portions of northwestern Cherry county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted. Across a small portion of northwestern Cherry county, abnormally dry (D0) conditions persisted. The cooperative observer at Kilgore 1NE reported 0.75 inches of precipitation in September.

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

Exceptional (D4) and extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the western half of Frontier county through September. Over the eastern half of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions over far eastern Frontier county. The cooperative observer at Curtis reported 1.03 inches of precipitation in September. This was 0.48 inches below the normal of 1.51 inches. The cooperative observer at Eustis 2NW reported 1.33 inches of precipitation for September. This was 0.30 inches below the normal of 1.63 inches.

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

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of September over all of Hayes county. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 0.70 inches of precipitation in September. This was 1.01 inches below the normal of 1.71 inches.

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

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the southwestern half of Chase county in September. Over the northeastern half of the county, exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Imperial reported 1.33 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.03 inches below the normal of 1.36 inches. At the Imperial airport, 0.95 inches of precipitation fell. This was 0.34 inches below the normal of 1.29 inches.