Drought, E Central Sj Valley
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM PST to November 30, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought in California, November 1 to 30, 2000
After significant early rains during the month of October, precipitation amounts for Interior Central California were much below normal for the month of November. Not only did the San Joaquin Valley floor receive little rainfall but neither did the Southern Sierra Nevada or the Kern County Mountains and Deserts.
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.
After significant early rains during the month of October, precipitation amounts for Interior Central California were much below normal for the month of November. Not only did the San Joaquin Valley floor receive little rainfall but neither did the Southern Sierra Nevada or the Kern County Mountains and Deserts. Only 0.01" of rain fell in Fresno during November (normal of 1.37"). Bakersfield received only a trace (normal of 0.70"). Proportionally little fell in the neighboring mountain areas.
Event by event
4 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Se Sj Valley
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM PST to November 30, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Se Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM PST to November 30, 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Drought, Tulare Cty Mtns
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM PST to November 30, 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
- Drought in Texas, November 1 to 30, 2000
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, November 1 to 2, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 1 to 2, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in Wyoming, November 1, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, November 1, 2000
- Drought in North Carolina, November 1 to 30, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Tornado in Minnesota, November 1, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 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: 5160648, 5160649, 5160650, 5160651.