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Statewide Soil Moisture Report
Author: Eric Hunt- High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2015-09-21 20:12:11
Updated:
Dryness Continues
Most of the state has less soil moisture today than at this time last week. In the eastern portion of Nebraska this isn't necessarily a problem and some folks around Lincoln might even have welcomed the warm, dry week. However, for much of central and western Nebraska, this makes about 10 straight weeks of a Monday report where the SMI has been less than 0.0. The good news is that there was some improvement (abeit minor) over parts of north central and northwestern Nebraska and the number of stations in the lowest (driest) SMI category has been reduced from eight to five. The other good news is that significant precipitation is likely over the next week in much of central and western Nebraska, so hopefully that means there will be even fewer (or no) sites in the lowest SMI category next week at this time. 