Nebraska Precipitation Assessment -  Drought Status
January 1, 2000 through August 31, 2004 (56 months):

Image © K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center
The Platte River is dry for the 3rd year in a row.  Looking northeast from the
Highway 34 bridge just east of Grand Island, Nebraska on August 3, 2004.
LINK TO:  August 2004 Nebraska Drought Photos

Precipitation Accumulation vs. Normal (in inches)

Nebraska-city 56 month 56 month
Year total normal diff
Chadron 72.62 79.67 -7.05
Grand-Island 92.46 123.44 -30.98
Hastings 107.45 133.10 -25.65
Kearney 90.74 120.60 -29.86
Lincoln 124.47 134.55 -10.08
Norfolk 114.47 127.24 -12.77
North-Platte 85.48 94.58 -9.10
Omaha-Epp 134.65 142.98 -8.33
Omaha-Valley 132.28 142.98 -10.70
Scottsbluff 51.89 78.06 -26.17
Sidney 72.53 90.90 -18.37
Valentine 84.94 93.72 -8.78

Grand Island, Kearney and Scottsbluff have
an accumulated precipitation deficit exceeding 2 feet!


Nebraska Precipitation Assessment -  Data Tables
Precipitation is in inches.
January 1, 2000 through July 31, 2004:

RED indicates total is below normal.

Nebraska
Annual
 Annual Annual Annual Annual
City
Year 2003
Year 2002
Year 2001
Year 2000
Normal
Chadron
17.12
7.78
17.94
22.99
16.63
Grand-Island
18.05
17.14
23.11
20.09
25.89
Hastings
20.99
17.05
28.84
22.90
27.94
Kearney
18.17
11.80
26.51
21.56
25.20
Lincoln
26.09
26.62
31.81
23.18
28.37
Norfolk
22.06
19.98
27.52
23.54
26.66
North-Platte
18.26
11.07
23.69
16.32
19.66
Omaha-Epp
23.27
26.06
28.68
27.11
30.22
Omaha-Valley
25.31
25.08
29.76
30.20
30.22
Scottsbluff
10.00
7.58
13.02
14.79
16.33
Sidney
14.81
12.14
21.59
13.65
18.78
Valentine
15.81
11.31
25.44
19.48
19.52
Nebraska
1st 8 months
1st 8 months
City
Jan-Aug 2004
Jan.-Aug normal
Chadron
6.79
13.15
Grand Island
14.07
119.88
Hastings
17.67
21.34
Kearney
12.70
19.80
Lincoln
16.77
21.07
Norfolk
21.37
20.60
North-Platte
16.14
15.94
Omaha Eppley
29.53
22.10
Omaha-Valley
21.93
22.10
Scottsbluff
6.50
12.74
Sidney
10.34
15.78
Valentine
12.90
15.64

LINK TO:   The Year 2004 Drought Assessment for Nebraska,surrounding states & the Southwest

LINK TO:  August 2004 Nebraska Drought Photos

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