Nebraska Precipitation Assessment -  Drought Status
January 1, 2000 through July 31, 2004 (55 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
55 Month
55 Month
city
Observed
Normal
Difference
Chadron
72.29
78.00
-5.70
Grand-Island
91.65
120.36
-28.71
Hastings
106.27
129.92
-23.65
Kearney
90.20
117.70
-27.50
Lincoln
122.31
131.20
-8.89
Norfolk
113.76
124.44
-10.68
North-Platte
84.24
92.43
-8.19
Omaha-Epp
130.88
139.77
-8.89
Omaha-Valley
129.86
139.77
-9.91
Scottsbluff
51.68
76.87
-25.19
Sidney
70.75
88.65
-17.90
Valentine
83.79
91.52
-7.73

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 7 months
1st 7 months
City
Jan-July 2004
Jan.-July normal
Chadron
6.46
11.48
Grand Island
13.26
16.80
Hastings
16.49
18.16
Kearney
12.16
16.90
Lincoln
14.61
17.72
Norfolk
20.66
17.80
North-Platte
14.90
13.79
Omaha Eppley
25.76
18.89
Omaha-Valley
19.51
18.89
Scottsbluff
6.29
11.55
Sidney
8.56
13.53
Valentine
11.75
13.44

 

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

LINK TO:  August 2004 Nebraska Drought Photos

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