Nebraska,
surrounding states and the Southwest
(AZ, CO, IA, KS,
MO, MN, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, WY)
Year
2006 - Drought Update
January
1, 2006 - June 30, 2006
June 6,
2006: Photo, Image © Ken
Dewey, HPRCC. Click on the image to
see a larger version.
Looking
north at the EMPTY main channel of the Platte River from the Nebraska Highway
34 bridge
at the
Hamilton/Hall County border and about 5 miles east of Grand Island.
Click
here for more June 2006 Platte River photos
Maps
and much more information located below the following table:
January
1, 2006 through June 30, 2006).
RED
indicates total is below normal.
|
Arizona
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Douglas
|
3.07
|
1.05
|
-2.02
|
34.2%
|
|
Flagstaff
|
9.92
|
4.18
|
-5.74
|
42.1%
|
|
Phoenix
|
3.17
|
1.56
|
-1.61
|
49.2%
|
|
Tucson
|
3.48
|
0.91
|
-2.57
|
26.1%
|
|
Winslow
|
2.55
|
0.42
|
-2.13
|
16.5%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Alamosa
|
2.77
|
1.45
|
-1.32
|
52.3%
|
|
Colorado
Springs
|
8.12
|
2.24
|
-5.88
|
27.6%
|
|
Denver
|
8.15
|
2.77
|
-5.38
|
34.0%
|
|
Grand
Junction
|
4.36
|
2.42
|
-1.94
|
55.5%
|
|
Pueblo
|
5.68
|
2.52
|
-3.16
|
44.4%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Iowa
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Des Moines
|
16.83
|
12.58
|
-4.25
|
74.7%
|
|
Dubuque
|
16.96
|
18.32
|
1.36
|
108.0%
|
|
Mason
City
|
16.80
|
18.15
|
1.35
|
108.0%
|
|
Ottumwa
|
16.86
|
14.99
|
-1.87
|
88.9%
|
|
Waterloo
|
16.22
|
13.98
|
-2.24
|
86.2%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Kansas
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Concordia
|
14.47
|
9.03
|
-5.44
|
62.4%
|
|
Dodge
City
|
11.61
|
8.32
|
-3.29
|
71.7%
|
|
Goodland
|
10.45
|
11.61
|
1.16
|
111.1%
|
|
Topeka
|
17.71
|
12.16
|
-5.55
|
68.7%
|
|
Wichita
|
13.94
|
17.46
|
3.52
|
125.3%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Minnesota
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Duluth
|
13.08
|
12.87
|
-0.21
|
98.4%
|
|
International
Falls
|
10.48
|
10.06
|
-0.42
|
96.0%
|
|
St. Cloud
|
12.59
|
9.77
|
-2.82
|
77.6%
|
|
Twin
Cities
|
13.72
|
13.48
|
-0.24
|
98.3%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Missouri
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Columbia
|
20.32
|
14.35
|
-5.97
|
70.6%
|
|
Joplin
|
22.67
|
17.46
|
-5.21
|
77.0%
|
|
Kansas
City
|
18.26
|
10.02
|
-8.24
|
54.9%
|
|
Springfield
|
22.26
|
18.56
|
-3.70
|
83.4%
|
|
St. Joseph
|
16.89
|
10.03
|
-6.86
|
59.4%
|
|
St. Louis
|
19.71
|
12.69
|
-7.02
|
64.4%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Nebraska
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Broken
Bow
|
12.19
|
5.35
|
-6.84
|
43.9%
|
|
Chadron
|
9.37
|
6.05
|
-3.32
|
64.6%
|
|
Grand-Island
|
13.66
|
11.15
|
-2.51
|
81.6%
|
|
Hastings
|
14.35
|
11.23
|
-3.12
|
78.3%
|
|
Imperial
|
10.68
|
4.23
|
-6.45
|
39.6%
|
|
Kearney
|
13.47
|
10.74
|
-2.73
|
79.7%
|
|
Lincoln
|
14.18
|
10.58
|
-3.60
|
74.6%
|
|
Norfolk
|
14.06
|
10.64
|
-3.42
|
75.7%
|
|
North-Platte
|
10.62
|
8.33
|
-2.29
|
78.4%
|
|
Omaha-Epp
|
15.03
|
10.33
|
-4.70
|
68.7%
|
|
Omaha-Valley
|
15.03
|
12.49
|
-2.54
|
83.1%
|
|
Scottsbluff
|
9.42
|
8.47
|
-0.95
|
89.9%
|
|
Sidney
|
10.98
|
5.41
|
-5.57
|
49.3%
|
|
Valentine
|
10.07
|
8.13
|
-1.94
|
80.7%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Nevada
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Elco
|
5.57
|
7.70
|
2.13
|
138.2%
|
|
Ely
|
5.40
|
5.33
|
-0.07
|
98.7%
|
|
Las Vegas
|
2.35
|
0.33
|
-2.02
|
14.0%
|
|
Reno
|
4.43
|
5.75
|
1.32
|
129.8%
|
|
Winnemucca
|
4.92
|
7.30
|
2.38
|
148.4%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
New Mexico
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Albuquerque
|
3.32
|
1.45
|
-1.87
|
43.7%
|
|
Clayton
|
6.47
|
2.92
|
-3.55
|
45.1%
|
|
Roswell
|
4.65
|
2.06
|
-2.59
|
44.3%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
North
Dakota
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Bismarck
|
8.17
|
4.25
|
-3.92
|
52.0%
|
|
Dickinson
|
8.94
|
5.86
|
-3.08
|
65.5%
|
|
Jamestown
|
8.76
|
5.40
|
-3.36
|
61.6%
|
|
Minot
|
9.34
|
5.81
|
-3.53
|
62.2%
|
|
Williston
|
7.04
|
7.47
|
0.43
|
106.1%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Oklahoma
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Oklahoma
City
|
18.93
|
11.64
|
-7.29
|
61.5%
|
|
Tulsa
|
22.02
|
18.59
|
-3.43
|
84.4%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
South
Dakota
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Aberdeen
|
10.31
|
8.96
|
-1.35
|
86.9%
|
|
Huron
|
11.30
|
6.37
|
-4.93
|
56.4%
|
|
Mobridge
|
8.99
|
2.48
|
-6.51
|
27.6%
|
|
Pierre
|
10.90
|
4.27
|
-6.63
|
39.2%
|
|
Rapid
City Apt.
|
9.51
|
6.38
|
-3.13
|
67.1%
|
|
Rapid
City
|
11.08
|
8.29
|
-2.79
|
74.8%
|
|
Sioux
Falls
|
12.36
|
14.57
|
2.21
|
117.9%
|
|
Sisseton
|
11.00
|
8.70
|
-2.30
|
79.1%
|
|
Watertown
|
10.93
|
7.45
|
-3.48
|
68.2%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Utah
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Cedar
City
|
5.59
|
5.47
|
-0.12
|
97.9%
|
|
Salt
Lake City
|
9.51
|
10.03
|
0.52
|
105.5%
|
|
Vernal
|
4.22
|
3.27
|
-0.95
|
77.5%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Wyoming
|
Normal
|
Observed
|
Departure
|
Percent
of Normal
|
|
Casper
|
7.45
|
4.80
|
-2.65
|
64.4%
|
|
Cheyenne
|
8.09
|
4.95
|
-3.14
|
61.2%
|
|
Lander
|
7.90
|
3.11
|
-4.79
|
39.4%
|
|
Laramie
|
5.69
|
2.19
|
-3.50
|
38.5%
|
|
Rawlins
|
5.21
|
1.48
|
-3.73
|
28.4%
|
|
Riverton
|
4.94
|
1.57
|
-3.37
|
31.8%
|
Drought
Monitor Map as of June 27, 2006
The
latest Drought Monitor Map and archived maps can be found at:
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
Central
Platte River Year 2005 Drought Photos
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LINKS:
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Plains Regional Climate Center
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Climatic Data Center
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Drought Mitigation Center
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