Drought in Nebraska, December 1 to 31, 2012

Name: Drought in Nebraska, December 1 to 31, 2012
Start: 2012-12-01T00:00
End: 2012-12-31T23:59
Location: Nebraska

December 1 to 31, 2012 · NWS LBF · 27 events in 27 counties and zones

The drought persisted into December with Exceptional Drought (D4) condition. In December rainfall was below normal and the average daily mean temperatures were 1 to 5 degrees above normal.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LBF wrote it up.

The drought persisted into December with Exceptional Drought (D4) condition. In December rainfall was below normal and the average daily mean temperatures were 1 to 5 degrees above normal. The USDA reported that 49 percent of Nebraska’s Wheat crop was in Poor to Very Poor condition for the month of December.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 30, 11:15 PM CST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 11:15 PM CST, 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1115 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2012

.UPDATE...

.AVIATION...
VFR IS EXPECTED ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

THE RAP MODEL SUGGESTS SOME PATCHY FOG OR
STRATUS...MVFR...CREEPING INTO FRONTIER...CUSTER AND
WHEELER COUNTIES BETWEEN 09Z AND 14Z. IF THIS CONDITION
DEVELOPS...WEST WINDS DEVELOPING SATURDAY MORNING WILL PUSH IT
QUICKLY EAST OF THE AREA. OTHERWISE...SCT-BKN HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS
FROM A LARGE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
FCST AREA THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 554 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2012/

UPDATE...

AVIATION...
SFC OBS FROM SERN KS AND OUTPUT FROM THE RAP MODEL INDICATE
STRATUS AND MVFR CIGS COULD MOVE INTO FRONTIER...CUSTER AND
WHEELER COUNTIES BETWEEN 11Z AND 16Z SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...VFR IS
EXPECTED ALL AREAS.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 519 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2012/

UPDATE...

AVIATION...
VFR IS EXPECTED ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

SCT-BKN HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS FROM A LARGE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE FCST AREA THROUGH SATURDAY.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 310 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2012/

SYNOPSIS...

H5 ANALYSIS THIS MORNING HAS A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE
COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WITH A SECOND LOW LOCATED OVER NORTH
CENTRAL CANADA. A JET STREAK EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO
NWRN MT THIS MORNING WITH A SECOND JET STREAK EXTENDING FROM SRN
QUEBEC INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. WV IMAGERY...AND IR IMAGERY
CONTINUES TO INDICATE ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WORKING INTO
CENTRAL AND NRN CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS OREGON AND WASHINGTON
STATE...AND EXTENDED EAST TO NEVADA...IDAHO AND MONTANA. HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDINESS HAS EXITED CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA EARLIER THIS
MORNING LEADING TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER BATCH
OF BROKEN TO OVERCAST HIGH CLOUDINESS CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL ARRIVE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS LATER THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES AS
OF 2 PM CST RANGED FROM 47 AT O'NEILL...TO 60 AT OGALLALA AND
THEDFORD.

DISCUSSION...

SHORT RANGE...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...MAIN FORECASTING CHALLENGES
CONTINUE TO REVOLVE AROUND TEMPERATURES AND THE IMPACTS OF HIGH
CLOUDINESS ON THEM. IN ADDITION...WINDS AND WIND SPEEDS IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FROPA MONDAY CONTINUE TO BE PROBLEMATIC.

FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...SKIES WILL TRANSITION TO MOSTLY CLOUDY
LATER TONIGHT AS ABUNDANT UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE AND HIGH CLOUDINESS
STREAMS INTO THE REGION FROM THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES. NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THOUGH AS VERY DRY CONDITIONS REMAIN BLO
15000 FT AGL. WITH ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE
MILD WITH READINGS MAINLY IN THE LOWER 30S. DID DECIDE TO GO WITH
UPPER 20S IN THE PLATTE RIVER VALLEY THANKS TO DRY AIR AND LIGHT
WESTERLY WINDS...WHICH ALLOW TEMPS TO TANK THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE
ARRIVAL OF CLOUD COVER. CLOUDS WILL TRANSITION EAST QUICKLY ON
SATURDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY LATE
MORNING. LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO THE EASTERN DAKOTAS AND EASTERN NEBRASKA ON
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF FULL
SUN...WESTERLY DOWN SLOPING WINDS...AND DRY AIR...WILL ALLOW TEMPS
TO CLIMB QUICKLY INTO THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S BY MIDDAY
SATURDAY. HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70 IN
THE SOUTHWEST...WITH LOWER TO MID 60S EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.
FYI...RECORD HIGHS TOMORROW FOR VALENTINE...NORTH PLATTE AND
IMPERIAL ARE 74...71 AND 72 RESPECTIVELY WITH 68 BEING THE RECORD AT
BROKEN BOW.

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA SATURDAY NIGHT.
CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND DRY AIR...WILL ALLOW LOWS TO DROP
QUICKLY INTO THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30. INSERTED SOME MID 20S IN THE
PLATTE RIVER VALLEY AND WESTERN SAND HILLS...THANKS TO LIGHT
WESTERLY WINDS AND A GOOD SETUP FOR COLD AIR DRAINAGE. ON
SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST OF THE AREA...WITH A LEE SIDE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PANHANDLE...EASTERN
WYOMING AND EASTERN COLORADO...ALLOWING SRLY WINDS TO INCREASE. THE
COMBINATION OF DECENT MIXING AND H85 TEMPS OF 12 TO 15C...WILL PUSH
AFTERNOON HIGHS INTO THE MID AND UPPER 60S.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. SRLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE FRONT AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
TOTALLY DECOUPLE. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOWS IN THE 30S FOR SUNDAY
NIGHT. ON MONDAY THE BEFORE MENTIONED COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS
THE REGION. DECENT NWRLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH PASSAGE OF THIS
FEATURE AND MAY BECOME STRONG BY MIDDAY MONDAY. BASED ON GFS AND NAM
BUFKIT SOUNDINGS...THERE IS A SMALL THREAT FOR WIND GUSTS OVER 40
MPH MID DAY MONDAY. ATTM THE GREATEST THREAT FOR WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE IS OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA...WHERE COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL
BE STRONGEST BEHIND THE FRONT. FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST...COLD AIR
ADVECTION WILL BE MUCH WEAKER...LIMITING GUST POTENTIAL MONDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGHS WILL BE COOLER WITH READINGS IN THE UPPER 40S AND
50S EXPECTED...WHICH IS STILL 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO.

LONG RANGE...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...MILD AND DRY WEATHER WILL
BEGIN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...WITH HIGHS WELL INTO THE 50S AND
POSSIBLE NEAR 60 DEGREES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
BEGIN TO CHANGE THURSDAY AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS
SOUTHERN CANADA AND THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS WILL DRIVE A COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE AREA...WITH A HYBRID OF PACIFIC AND ARCTIC AIR
INTRUDING THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY. THE COLDEST /MOST OF
THE ARCTIC/ AIR IS EXPECTED TO STAY NORTHEAST OF THE AREA...SO WHILE
IT WILL BE COLDER FRIDAY HIGHS WILL ONLY BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.
ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT CONDITIONS WILL WARM AGAIN DURING THE
WEEKEND JUST BEYOND THE FORECAST PERIOD.

PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE SMALL BUT POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AFTER THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. AREA IS IN THE RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF A SIGNIFICANT
JET STREAK...AND SOME DECENT FRONTOGENESIS DEVELOPS ACROSS THE AREA.
SO WILL CONTINUE THE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR RAIN AND SNOW.

AVIATION...

NO AVIATION CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ONLY MID TO HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY AROUND 10 KTS
THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS AT KVTN WILL REMAIN ELEVATED OUT OF
THROUGH THE NIGHT AS A SFC LOW PRESSURE PASSES THROUGH THE
DAKOTAS. FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA TOMORROW MORNING WITH WINDS
SWITCHING TO WEST NORTHWEST.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM/EXTENDED...MASEK
AVIATION...CDC

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 7:20 PM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
720 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2012

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-020130-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
720 PM CST FRI NOV 30 2012 /620 PM MST FRI NOV 30 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE

CDC

The radar

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Event by event

27 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Blaine

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Blaine forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.913, -99.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Blaine County received between 50 to 100 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Boyd

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Boyd forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 42.900, -98.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Boyd County received between 75 to 100 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Brown

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Brown forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 42.430, -99.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Brown County received between 75 to 100 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Custer

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Custer forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.394, -99.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Custer County received between 50 to 125 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Eastern Cherry

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Eastern Cherry forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Eastern Cherry County received between 50 to 200 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Frontier

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Frontier forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 40.530, -100.394 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Frontier County received between 100 to 150 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Garfield

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Garfield forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.914, -98.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Garfield County received between 50 to 100 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Hayes

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hayes forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 40.525, -101.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Hayes County received between 100 to 150 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Holt

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Holt forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Holt County received between 25 to 100 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Keya Paha

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Keya Paha forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 42.879, -99.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Keya Paha County received between 75 to 125 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Lincoln

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Lincoln County received between 50 to 125 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Logan

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.567, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Logan County received between 50 to 75 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Loup

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Loup forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.914, -99.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Loup County received between 75 to 100 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, McPherson

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: McPherson forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.568, -101.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported McPherson County received between 50 to 75 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Rock

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Rock forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 42.421, -99.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Rock County received between 50 to 75 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Thomas

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Thomas forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.914, -100.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Thomas County received between 25 to 75 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Wheeler

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.915, -98.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Wheeler County received between 50 to 100 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Arthur

When: December 1, 12:00 AM MST to December 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where: Arthur forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.569, -101.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Arthur County received between 50 to 75 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Chase

When: December 1, 12:00 AM MST to December 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where: Chase forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 40.524, -101.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Chase County received between 150 to 200 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Deuel

When: December 1, 12:00 AM MST to December 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where: Deuel forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.112, -102.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Deuel County received between 50 to 75 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Garden

When: December 1, 12:00 AM MST to December 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where: Garden forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.619, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Garden County received between 25 to 75 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Grant

When: December 1, 12:00 AM MST to December 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.915, -101.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Grant County received between 25 to 75 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Hooker

When: December 1, 12:00 AM MST to December 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where: Hooker forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.916, -101.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Hooker County received between 25 to 75 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Keith

When: December 1, 12:00 AM MST to December 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where: Keith forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 41.199, -101.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Keith County received between 75 to 125 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Perkins

When: December 1, 12:00 AM MST to December 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where: Perkins forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 40.851, -101.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Perkins County received between 100 to 150 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Sheridan

When: December 1, 12:00 AM MST to December 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where: Sheridan forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 42.505, -102.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Sheridan County received between 25 to 75 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

Drought, Western Cherry

When: December 1, 12:00 AM MST to December 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where: Western Cherry forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought that began in June continued through December, where exceptional Drought (D4) conditions remain. There were several storm systems that brought precipitation mainly in the form of snow for the month, although the HPRCC reported Western Cherry County received between 50 to 200 percent of the normal precipitation for the month. The drought continued into January 2013.

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 2012 Every state in 2012 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, December 2012

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 418491, 418492, 418493, 418505, 418507, 418508, 418510, 418512, 418513, 418516, 418517, 418518, 418519, 418520, 418522, 418524, 418526, 418486, 418503, 418506, 418509, 418511, 418514, 418515, 418521, 418523, 418525.