California is 100% free of drought

Written by Deborah in Water News

US Drought Monitor map of California

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November 8, 2023 — The US Drought Monitor reports that California is no longer experiencing drought. All 54 counties are not in USDA drought disaster areas and 100% of the state’s population resides in drought-free areas.

The Drought Monitor Map shows small portions of the state in abnormally dry conditions. The abnormally dry conditions are depicted in yellow on the map.

As to whether the trend will continue with a 75-85% chance that a strong El Niño will occur November through January, it is unclear how the weather system will affect snowfall in California.

Since 1995, Deborah has owned and operated LegalTech LLC with a focus on water rights. Before moving to Arizona in 1986, she worked as a quality control analyst for Honeywell and in commercial real estate, both in Texas. She learned about Arizona's water rights from the late and great attorney Michael Brophy of Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite. Her side interests are writing (and reading), Wordpress programming and much more.

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Callie

November 10, 2023 11:32 am

I think it’s crazy how one state can be drought free, but the other states have drought.

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Joe

February 15, 2024 3:07 pm

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It’s a rainshadow. Getting good moisture in from the Pacific, but it struggles to move past the Sierra Nevadas. So central California gets inundated, and everything east of that range gets nada.

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