Drought in California, July 1 to 31, 2022

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 13 in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 60% of average. Drought impacts include but are not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems. Sierra Pacific Industries closed public recreation excess to its forestlands on July 1 due to extreme drought conditions and increasing risk of wildfire.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept approximately the western half of Zone 14 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 60-85% of average. Drought impacts include but are not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems. Sierra Pacific Industries closed public recreation excess to its forestlands on July 1 due to extreme drought conditions and increasing risk of wildfire.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 15 in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 50-60% of average. Drought impacts to the region include; little to no allocation of water from irrigation districts to agriculture, reduced rangeland forage without alternative forage, hay prices at record levels, cattle being sold, including calves that are typically sold in late Fall, increased fire danger, as well as increasing reports of dry wells. The local economy continues to be significantly impacted.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 16 in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 50-75% of average. Drought impacts to the region include; little to no allocation of water from irrigation districts to agriculture, reduced rangeland forage without alternative forage, hay prices at record levels, cattle being sold, including calves that are typically sold in late Fall, increased fire danger, as well as increasing reports of dry wells. The local economy continues to be significantly impacted.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the majority of Zone 17 in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 70-90% of average. Some of the impacts the region saw included; reduced forage, decreased stock weights, livestock stress, selling of livestock, decrease in water allocation, increased reports of dry wells including domestic wells, hauling of water, and fallowed areas of cropland.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the eastern portion of Zone 18 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 70-85% of average. Some of the impacts the region saw included; reduced forage, decreased stock weights, livestock stress, selling of livestock, decrease in water allocation, increased reports of dry wells including domestic wells, hauling of water, and fallowed areas of cropland.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the majority of Zone 19 in extreme drought (D3) with the far western border of the zone remaining in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 60-85% of average. Drought impacts include but are not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the majority of Zone 63 in extreme drought (D3) with the far western border of the zone remaining in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 45-65% of average. Drought impacts to the region include; little to no allocation of water from irrigation districts to agriculture, reduced rangeland forage without alternative forage, hay prices at record levels, cattle being sold, including calves that are typically sold in late Fall, increased fire danger, as well as increasing reports of dry wells. The local economy continues to be impacted. Sierra Pacific Industries closed public recreation excess to its forestlands on July 1 due to extreme drought conditions and increasing risk of wildfire.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the the northern and western portions of Zone 66 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 60-80% of average. Drought impacts to the region include; little to no allocation of water from irrigation districts to agriculture, reduced rangeland forage without alternative forage, hay prices at record levels, cattle being sold, including calves that are typically sold in late Fall, as well as increasing reports of dry wells. The local economy continues to be impacted. Sierra Pacific Industries closed public recreation excess to its forestlands on July 1 due to extreme drought conditions and increasing risk of wildfire.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the southern portion of Zone 67 in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties in exceptional drought (D4), and severe drought (D2) in the far northeastern portion of the zone as well as the remainder of the zone in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 60-90% of average. Drought impacts include but are not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems. Sierra Pacific Industries closed public recreation excess to its forestlands on July 1 due to extreme drought conditions and increasing risk of wildfire.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the far northwestern portion of Zone 68 in extreme drought (D3) and the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 60-90% of average. Drought impacts include but are not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems. Sierra Pacific Industries closed public recreation excess to its forestlands on July 1 due to extreme drought conditions and increasing risk of wildfire.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the southern portion of Zone 69 in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties in exceptional drought (D4), with a large region in the southwestern portion of the zone in extreme drought (D3) and the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 70-95% of average. Drought impacts include but are not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems. Sierra Pacific Industries closed public recreation excess to its forestlands on July 1 due to extreme drought conditions and increasing risk of wildfire.