With below normal rainfall in the Tehachapi Mountains and the Kern County Deserts for several months, these areas were classified as being in an severe drought by the end of January, 2025.
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The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.
With below normal rainfall in the Tehachapi Mountains and the Kern County Deserts for several months, these areas were classified as being in an severe drought by the end of January, 2025.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
The Tehachapi area was classified as being in an severe drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
The Grapevine area was classified as being in an severe drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
The Frazier Mountain Communities were classified as being in an severe drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
The Indian Wells Valley was classified as being in an severe drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
The Mojave Desert Slopes were classified as being in an severe drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
The Mojave Desert was classified as being in an severe drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 2025
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1226750, 1226751, 1226752, 1226753, 1226754, 1226755.