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The longest droughts by county since 1895

Nuckolls County, NE, holds the record, with 96 straight months in severe drought from June 1933 to May 1941. The list holds 25 of the longest county runs.

When the longest runs began

Longest county drought runs by decade of start

Longest county drought runs by decade of start 1930s: 17 17 1950s: 5 5 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 1 1 2020s: 1 1 1930s1950s1990s2000s2020s

The longest

Longest county droughts
Nuckolls CountyNE968.0June 1933May 1941
Webster CountyNE897.4June 1933October 1940
Jefferson CountyMT847.0May 1931April 1938
Carbon CountyMT726.0November 1999October 2005
Perkins CountySD715.9April 1934February 1940
Buffalo CountyNE695.8June 1936February 1942
Irion CountyTX695.8May 1951January 1957
Schleicher CountyTX695.8May 1951January 1957
Sutton CountyTX695.8May 1951January 1957
Kimble CountyTX695.8June 1951February 1957
Reagan CountyTX675.6September 1951March 1957
Adams CountyNE635.2March 1936May 1941
Clay CountyNE635.2March 1936May 1941
Hall CountyNE635.2June 1936August 1941
Merrick CountyNE635.2June 1936August 1941
Cass CountyNE625.2July 1936August 1941
Otoe CountyNE625.2July 1936August 1941
Kearney CountyNE615.1March 1936March 1941
Phelps CountyNE615.1March 1936March 1941
Custer CountyNE605.0July 1936June 1941
Dawson CountyNE605.0July 1936June 1941
Sheridan CountyWY605.0August 2000July 2005
Silver Bow CountyMT594.9June 1933April 1938
Ector CountyTX594.9November 2021September 2026
Gosper CountyNE584.8June 1936March 1941