Drought, E Central Sj Valley
- When
- December 1, 12:01 AM PST to December 31, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought in California, December 1 to 31, 2000
Like November 2000, rainfall amounts for Interior Central California were much below normal for the month of December. 42").
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 HNX wrote it up.
Like November 2000, rainfall amounts for Interior Central California were much below normal for the month of December. Only 0.07" of rain fell in Fresno during November (normal of 1.42"). Bakersfield received only a trace (normal of 0.63"). Proportionally little fell in the neighboring mountain areas. Dominant high pressure along the California Coast minimized significant, rain-producing frontal passages during the months of November and December 2000.
Event by event
4 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Se Sj Valley
- When
- December 1, 12:01 AM PST to December 31, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Se Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- December 1, 12:01 AM PST to December 31, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- December 1, 12:01 AM PST to December 31, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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
- Dense Fog in California, December 1 to 4, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Avalanche in Wyoming, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Georgia, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in West Virginia, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Extreme Cold in North Carolina, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold in South Carolina, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in Illinois, December 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2000
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: 5168092, 5168093, 5168094, 5168095.