2022 was driest of past 8 years

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2022 was driest of past 8 years

U.S. Drought Monitor map issued January 5 shows Boone County in extreme drought.Little wonder why Boone County and most of Central Nebraska waivered between severe and extreme drought through most of 2022. It was exremely dry across the area. In fact, many people can’t remember a drier year, and drought is reflected in Albion’s precipitation total. Albion received only 16.75 inches of precipitation during 2022. That was 10.85 inches or 39 perce…