Current Drought Conditions for Nebraska - May 26, 2026
Nebraska Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 90% (69,957 square miles) of Nebraska is under active drought conditions, with an additional 5% (3,593 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Nebraska: 11.1% (8,559 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 20.3% (15,706 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 50.8% (39,306 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 8.3% (6,386 sq mi) Exceptional Drought (D4).
The interactive map below shows current Nebraska drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 3,593 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Moderate Drought | 8,559 | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| Severe Drought | 15,706 | 20.3% | 20.3% |
| Extreme Drought | 39,306 | 50.8% | 50.8% |
| Exceptional Drought | 6,386 | 8.3% | 8.3% |
Nebraska Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Nebraska
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Ainsworth | Extreme Drought |
| Albion | Moderate Drought |
| Alda | Severe Drought |
| Alexandria | Abnormally Dry |
| Allen | Severe Drought |
| Alma | Severe Drought |
| Alvo | Abnormally Dry |
| Anselmo | Extreme Drought |
| Ansley | Severe Drought |
| Arapahoe | Extreme Drought |
| Arcadia | Extreme Drought |
| Arlington | Abnormally Dry |
| Arnold | Extreme Drought |
| Arthur | Exceptional Drought |
| Ashland | Abnormally Dry |
| Ashton | Severe Drought |
| Atkinson | Severe Drought |
| Aurora | Severe Drought |
| Avoca | Abnormally Dry |
| Bancroft | Moderate Drought |
| Bartlett | Extreme Drought |
| Bartley | Extreme Drought |
| Bassett | Extreme Drought |
| Battle Creek | Severe Drought |
| Bayard | Exceptional Drought |
| Beaver City | Extreme Drought |
| Beaver Crossing | Severe Drought |
| Bee | Severe Drought |
| Beemer | Moderate Drought |
| Belden | Severe Drought |
| Belgrade | Moderate Drought |
| Bellwood | Moderate Drought |
| Benedict | Severe Drought |
| Benkelman | Severe Drought |
| Bennet | Moderate Drought |
| Bennington | Abnormally Dry |
| Bertrand | Extreme Drought |
| Big Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Bladen | Moderate Drought |
| Blair | Abnormally Dry |
| Bloomfield | Extreme Drought |
| Bloomington | Severe Drought |
| Blue Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Boys Town | Abnormally Dry |
| Bradshaw | Severe Drought |
| Brady | Extreme Drought |
| Brainard | Moderate Drought |
| Bridgeport | Exceptional Drought |
| Broadwater | Exceptional Drought |
| Broken Bow | Extreme Drought |
| Brule | Extreme Drought |
| Bruning | Abnormally Dry |
| Bruno | Moderate Drought |
| Brunswick | Extreme Drought |
| Burwell | Extreme Drought |
| Bushnell | Extreme Drought |
| Butte | Extreme Drought |
| Cairo | Severe Drought |
| Callaway | Extreme Drought |
| Cambridge | Extreme Drought |
| Campbell | Severe Drought |
| Carroll | Severe Drought |
| Cedar Bluffs | Abnormally Dry |
| Cedar Creek | Abnormally Dry |
| Cedar Rapids | Moderate Drought |
| Central City | Severe Drought |
| Ceresco | Abnormally Dry |
| Chalco | Abnormally Dry |
| Chambers | Extreme Drought |
| Chapman | Severe Drought |
| Chappell | Extreme Drought |
| Chester | Abnormally Dry |
| Clarks | Moderate Drought |
| Clarkson | Moderate Drought |
| Clatonia | Abnormally Dry |
| Clay Center | Extreme Drought |
| Clearwater | Extreme Drought |
| Cody | Severe Drought |
| Coleridge | Severe Drought |
| Colon | Abnormally Dry |
| Columbus | Moderate Drought |
| Comstock | Extreme Drought |
| Concord | Severe Drought |
| Cortland | Abnormally Dry |
| Cozad | Extreme Drought |
| Craig | Moderate Drought |
| Creighton | Extreme Drought |
| Creston | Moderate Drought |
| Crete | Moderate Drought |
| Crofton | Extreme Drought |
| Culbertson | Extreme Drought |
| Curtis | Extreme Drought |
| Dakota City | Moderate Drought |
| Dalton | Exceptional Drought |
| Dannebrog | Severe Drought |
| Davenport | Moderate Drought |
| David City | Moderate Drought |
| Daykin | Abnormally Dry |
| De Witt | Abnormally Dry |
| Decatur | Abnormally Dry |
| Denton | Moderate Drought |
| Deshler | Abnormally Dry |
| Dix | Extreme Drought |
| Dixon | Severe Drought |
| Dodge | Moderate Drought |
| Doniphan | Severe Drought |
| Dorchester | Moderate Drought |
| Duncan | Moderate Drought |
| Dunning | Extreme Drought |
| Dwight | Severe Drought |
| Eagle | Abnormally Dry |
| Edgar | Moderate Drought |
| Edison | Extreme Drought |
| Elba | Severe Drought |
| Elgin | Severe Drought |
| Elm Creek | Extreme Drought |
| Elmwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Elsie | Extreme Drought |
| Elwood | Exceptional Drought |
| Emerson | Moderate Drought |
| Ericson | Extreme Drought |
| Eustis | Extreme Drought |
| Ewing | Extreme Drought |
| Exeter | Severe Drought |
| Fairfield | Severe Drought |
| Fairmont | Severe Drought |
| Farnam | Extreme Drought |
| Farwell | Severe Drought |
| Firth | Abnormally Dry |
| Fordyce | Extreme Drought |
| Franklin | Severe Drought |
| Fremont | Abnormally Dry |
| Friend | Severe Drought |
| Fullerton | Moderate Drought |
| Funk | Extreme Drought |
| Garland | Severe Drought |
| Geneva | Severe Drought |
| Genoa | Moderate Drought |
| Gering | Exceptional Drought |
| Gibbon | Severe Drought |
| Giltner | Severe Drought |
| Glenvil | Severe Drought |
| Goehner | Severe Drought |
| Gordon | Extreme Drought |
| Gothenburg | Extreme Drought |
| Grafton | Extreme Drought |
| Grand Island | Severe Drought |
| Grant | Extreme Drought |
| Greenwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Gresham | Severe Drought |
| Gretna | Abnormally Dry |
| Guide Rock | Moderate Drought |
| Gurley | Exceptional Drought |
| Hadar | Severe Drought |
| Haigler | Severe Drought |
| Hallam | Abnormally Dry |
| Hampton | Severe Drought |
| Hardy | Abnormally Dry |
| Harrison | Extreme Drought |
| Hartington | Extreme Drought |
| Harvard | Extreme Drought |
| Hastings | Severe Drought |
| Hay Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Hayes Center | Extreme Drought |
| Hebron | Abnormally Dry |
| Hemingford | Extreme Drought |
| Henderson | Severe Drought |
| Herman | Abnormally Dry |
| Hershey | Extreme Drought |
| Hickman | Abnormally Dry |
| Hildreth | Extreme Drought |
| Holbrook | Extreme Drought |
| Holdrege | Extreme Drought |
| Holstein | Severe Drought |
| Homer | Moderate Drought |
| Hooper | Moderate Drought |
| Hoskins | Moderate Drought |
| Howells | Moderate Drought |
| Hubbard | Moderate Drought |
| Humphrey | Moderate Drought |
| Hyannis | Exceptional Drought |
| Imperial | Severe Drought |
| Indianola | Extreme Drought |
| Inglewood | Abnormally Dry |
| Ithaca | Abnormally Dry |
| Jackson | Moderate Drought |
| Juniata | Severe Drought |
| Kearney | Extreme Drought |
| Kenesaw | Severe Drought |
| Kennard | Abnormally Dry |
| Kimball | Extreme Drought |
| Laurel | Severe Drought |
| Lawrence | Moderate Drought |
| Leigh | Moderate Drought |
| Lemoyne | Extreme Drought |
| Lewellen | Extreme Drought |
| Lexington | Extreme Drought |
| Lindsay | Moderate Drought |
| Linwood | Moderate Drought |
| Litchfield | Severe Drought |
| Lodgepole | Exceptional Drought |
| Long Pine | Extreme Drought |
| Loomis | Extreme Drought |
| Loretto | Severe Drought |
| Louisville | Abnormally Dry |
| Loup City | Severe Drought |
| Lyman | Extreme Drought |
| Lynch | Extreme Drought |
| Lyons | Moderate Drought |
| Macy | Moderate Drought |
| Madison | Moderate Drought |
| Madrid | Extreme Drought |
| Malcolm | Severe Drought |
| Malmo | Abnormally Dry |
| Manley | Abnormally Dry |
| Marquette | Severe Drought |
| Mason City | Severe Drought |
| Maxwell | Extreme Drought |
| Maywood | Extreme Drought |
| McCook | Extreme Drought |
| McCool Junction | Severe Drought |
| McGrew | Exceptional Drought |
| Mead | Abnormally Dry |
| Meadow Grove | Severe Drought |
| Melbeta | Exceptional Drought |
| Merna | Extreme Drought |
| Merriman | Extreme Drought |
| Milford | Severe Drought |
| Miller | Severe Drought |
| Milligan | Moderate Drought |
| Minatare | Exceptional Drought |
| Minden | Severe Drought |
| Mitchell | Extreme Drought |
| Monroe | Moderate Drought |
| Morrill | Extreme Drought |
| Morse Bluff | Moderate Drought |
| Mullen | Extreme Drought |
| Murdock | Abnormally Dry |
| Naponee | Severe Drought |
| Neligh | Extreme Drought |
| Nelson | Moderate Drought |
| Newcastle | Severe Drought |
| Nickerson | Abnormally Dry |
| Niobrara | Extreme Drought |
| North Bend | Moderate Drought |
| North Loup | Extreme Drought |
| North Platte | Extreme Drought |
| O'Neill | Extreme Drought |
| Oakdale | Severe Drought |
| Oakland | Moderate Drought |
| Oconto | Extreme Drought |
| Octavia | Moderate Drought |
| Ogallala | Extreme Drought |
| Ohiowa | Abnormally Dry |
| Orchard | Extreme Drought |
| Ord | Extreme Drought |
| Orleans | Extreme Drought |
| Osceola | Moderate Drought |
| Oshkosh | Exceptional Drought |
| Osmond | Severe Drought |
| Otoe | Abnormally Dry |
| Overton | Extreme Drought |
| Oxford | Extreme Drought |
| Page | Extreme Drought |
| Palisade | Extreme Drought |
| Palmer | Moderate Drought |
| Palmyra | Abnormally Dry |
| Panama | Abnormally Dry |
| Paxton | Extreme Drought |
| Pender | Moderate Drought |
| Petersburg | Severe Drought |
| Phillips | Severe Drought |
| Pierce | Severe Drought |
| Pilger | Moderate Drought |
| Plainview | Severe Drought |
| Platte Center | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasanton | Severe Drought |
| Polk | Severe Drought |
| Ponca | Severe Drought |
| Potter | Extreme Drought |
| Prague | Moderate Drought |
| Randolph | Severe Drought |
| Ravenna | Severe Drought |
| Raymond | Moderate Drought |
| Red Cloud | Moderate Drought |
| Richland | Moderate Drought |
| Rising City | Moderate Drought |
| Riverdale | Severe Drought |
| Roca | Moderate Drought |
| Rockville | Severe Drought |
| Rogers | Moderate Drought |
| Rosalie | Moderate Drought |
| Roscoe | Extreme Drought |
| Roseland | Severe Drought |
| Rushville | Extreme Drought |
| Santee | Extreme Drought |
| Sargent | Extreme Drought |
| Schuyler | Moderate Drought |
| Scotia | Extreme Drought |
| Scottsbluff | Exceptional Drought |
| Scribner | Moderate Drought |
| Seward | Severe Drought |
| Shelby | Moderate Drought |
| Shelton | Severe Drought |
| Shickley | Moderate Drought |
| Sidney | Extreme Drought |
| Snyder | Moderate Drought |
| South Sioux City | Moderate Drought |
| Spalding | Severe Drought |
| Spencer | Extreme Drought |
| Springfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Springview | Severe Drought |
| Stamford | Extreme Drought |
| Stanton | Moderate Drought |
| Staplehurst | Severe Drought |
| Stapleton | Extreme Drought |
| Stratton | Severe Drought |
| Stromsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Stuart | Severe Drought |
| Superior | Moderate Drought |
| Sutherland | Extreme Drought |
| Sutton | Extreme Drought |
| Syracuse | Abnormally Dry |
| Taylor | Extreme Drought |
| Tekamah | Moderate Drought |
| Terrytown | Exceptional Drought |
| Thurston | Moderate Drought |
| Tilden | Severe Drought |
| Tobias | Abnormally Dry |
| Trenton | Severe Drought |
| Trumbull | Severe Drought |
| Uehling | Moderate Drought |
| Ulysses | Severe Drought |
| Unadilla | Abnormally Dry |
| Upland | Severe Drought |
| Valentine | Severe Drought |
| Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Valparaiso | Moderate Drought |
| Verdigre | Extreme Drought |
| Waco | Severe Drought |
| Wahoo | Abnormally Dry |
| Wakefield | Moderate Drought |
| Wallace | Extreme Drought |
| Walthill | Moderate Drought |
| Walton | Moderate Drought |
| Wann | Abnormally Dry |
| Waterloo | Abnormally Dry |
| Wauneta | Severe Drought |
| Wausa | Severe Drought |
| Waverly | Moderate Drought |
| Wayne | Moderate Drought |
| Weeping Water | Abnormally Dry |
| West Point | Moderate Drought |
| Western | Abnormally Dry |
| Weston | Moderate Drought |
| Wilber | Abnormally Dry |
| Wilcox | Extreme Drought |
| Winnebago | Moderate Drought |
| Winside | Moderate Drought |
| Wisner | Moderate Drought |
| Wolbach | Severe Drought |
| Wood River | Severe Drought |
| Wynot | Extreme Drought |
| York | Severe Drought |
| Yutan | Abnormally Dry |
| Sarben | Extreme Drought |
| Norfolk | Moderate Drought |
| Alliance | Extreme Drought |
| Republican City | Severe Drought |
| Axtell | Extreme Drought |
| Belmar | Extreme Drought |
| Pleasant Dale | Severe Drought |
| Chadron | Extreme Drought |
| Crawford | Extreme Drought |
| Thedford | Extreme Drought |
| Whitney | Extreme Drought |
| Newman Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Sumner | Severe Drought |
| Venango | Extreme Drought |
| Lincoln | Moderate Drought |
| Utica | Severe Drought |