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Climate of 2002 - June Nebraska Drought National Climatic Data Center, 15 July 2002 |
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June 2002 was seventh driest
June on record for Nebraska and marked the seventh consecutive month
with below-normal precipitation statewide. The persistent dryness for the last seven months gave the state the driest December-June
on record this year. The short-term dryness and excessive June heat have
severely impacted agriculture,
with 66% of the state's range and pasture land rated in the poor to very poor category by the USDA as of early July. Long-term drought conditions were most severe in the western part of the state. When averaged across the state, wetter conditions in earlier months result in a statewide Palmer Hydrological Drought Index that only recently dropped into the severe drought category, making it no match for the extreme long-term droughts of the 1930s and 1950s.
According to the Nebraska State Climatologist, Allen Dutcher, Lincoln, NE recorded just 0.17 inches (4 mm) of precipitation for June, surpassing the old record of 0.56 inches (14 mm) set in 1911. There were 19 days in June where the temperature met or exceeded 90 degrees F (32.2 C), tying 1952 and 1988, both drought years. The record was established in 1933 with 22 days. |
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