Seven Years of Drought in Nebraska

7 Year (1999-2005)
Annual Precipitation Totals -

Official National Weather Service Observation Locations in Nebraska
All amounts are in inches

All red numbers indicate a deficit or below normal amount

City
Annual
  Normal 
Year
2005
Year
2004
Year 
2003
Year 
2002
Year 
2001
Year 
2000
Year 
1999
7-year
Total
7-year 
Normal
7-year 
Deficit (-) 
Surplus (+)
Chadron
16.63
17.47
14.22
17.12
7.78
17.94
22.99
20.61
118.13
116.41
+1.72
Grand-Island
25.89
28.89
20.89
18.05
17.14
23.11
20.09
25.29
153.46
181.23
-27.77
Hastings
27.94
24.78
25.71
20.99
17.05
28.84
22.90
27.97
168.24
195.58
-27.34
Kearney
25.20
22.27
18.90
18.17
11.80
26.51
21.56
29.37
148.58
176.40
-27.82
Lincoln
28.37
24.59
23.49
26.09
26.62
31.81
23.18
27.25
183.03
198.59
-15.56
Norfolk
26.66
 26.17
27.35
22.06
19.98
27.52
23.54
23.86
 170.48
186.62
-16.14
North-Platte
19.66
18.46
20.46
18.26
11.07
23.69
16.32
19.34
 127.60
137.62
-10.02
Omaha-Epp
30.22
23.43
33.81
23.27
26.06
28.68
27.11
38.71
 201.07
211.54
-10.47
Omaha-Valley
30.22
 32.74
30.23
25.31
25.08
29.76
30.20
29.50
 202.82
211.54
-8.72
Scottsbluff
16.33
 19.68
11.98
10.00
7.58
13.02
14.79
16.82
93.87
114.31
-20.44
Sidney
18.78
 19.67
13.70
14.81
12.14
21.59
13.65
18.11
 113.67
131.46
-17.79
Valentine
19.52
 26.25
17.35
15.81
11.31
25.44
19.48
19.39
135.03
136.64
-1.61
Grand Island and Lincoln have had below normal precipitation during 6 of the last 7 years.
Chadron, is the only NWS observation location that has a surplus after 7 years.

Central Platte River Year 2005 Drought Photos


 
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