Drought in California

Events

1,870

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$1.5 billion

• Drought in California, December 1 to 31, 2014$1.5 billion · 1 eventOn January 17th, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency for the entire state of California.
• Drought in California, July 1 to 31, 2007$2.0 million · 11 eventsThe National Drought Monitor continued to indicate D3, extreme drought conditions for the entire SGX CWA during the month of July. This was mainly due to non-irrigated agriculture and native vegetation stresses, extreme fire danger, and water restrictions.
• Drought in California, December 1 to 31, 202140 eventsAlthough rainfall was above normal for December, nearly all of the central California Interior was classified as being in a moderate to severe drought at the end of December, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit.
• Drought in California, November 1 to 30, 202140 eventsNearly all of the central California Interior remained classified as being in an exceptional drought by the end of November, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit.
• Drought in California, October 1 to 31, 202140 eventsNearly all of the central California Interior remained classified as being in an exceptional drought by the end of October, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit.
• Drought in California, February 1 to 28, 202240 eventsRainfall was well below normal for February, and nearly all of the central California Interior was classified as being in a severe drought by the end of February, 2022 due to a long term precipitation deficit as this was the driest period between January 1 and February 28 on…
• Drought in California, April 1 to 30, 202240 eventsRainfall was slightly below normal across much of the area in April. This did not improve the long term precipitation deficit from the previous several months. As a result, nearly all of the central California Interior remained in an extreme drought at the end of April, 2022.
• Drought in California, May 1 to 31, 202240 eventsMay 2022 will go on record as an exceptionally dry month across central California. By the end of the month, nearly all of our area was in an extreme or exceptional drought as most of our area has received less than a third of normal precipitation since July 1, 2020.
• Drought in California, March 1 to 31, 202240 eventsRainfall was closer to normal in March. However, due to the extreme dry period in January and February and a long term precipitation deficit from the previous 18 months, nearly all of the central California Interior was classified as being in an extreme drought by the end of…
• Drought in California, August 1 to 31, 202240 eventsCentral California remained abnormally dry in August 2022. Scattered showers and thunderstorms did impact the area between the 1st and the 5th with some flooding being reported on the 1st and the 4th. Otherwise dry weather prevailed across the area.
• Drought in California, July 1 to 31, 202240 eventsCentral California remained abnormally dry in July 2022. Scattered showers and thunderstorms did impact the area between the 26th and the 31st. Otherwise dry weather prevailed across the area.
• Drought in California, October 1 to 31, 202240 eventsCentral California remained abnormally dry in October 2022. By the end of the month, nearly all of our area remained in an extreme or exceptional drought as most of our area has received less than a third of normal precipitation since July 1, 2020.
• Drought in California, November 1 to 30, 202240 eventsAlthough a significant winter storm impacted central California between November 7 and November 9, the interior remained abnormally dry in November 2022 as most of the area had slightly below normal precipitation totals for the month.
• Drought in California, September 1 to 30, 202240 eventsCentral California remained abnormally dry in September 2022. A record setting heat wave on the first nine days of the month made the ongoing drought conditions worse as the intense heat continued to dry out the soil.
• Drought in California, June 1 to 30, 202240 eventsJune 2022 was yet another dry month across central California. Scattered showers and thunderstorms did impact the area between the 22nd and the 25th. Otherwise dry weather prevailed across the area.
• Drought in California, January 1 to 31, 202239 eventsRainfall was well below normal for January, and nearly all of the central California Interior was classified as being in a severe drought by the end of January, 2022 due to a long term precipitation deficit.
• Drought in California, February 1 to 28, 2009$50,000 · 1 eventExtreme drought continued through all of February across much of northern California, including Lassen and Plumas Counties in the northeastern part of the state.
• Drought in California, December 1 to 31, 202231 eventsDespite the abundant rainfall and replenishing higher elevation snowpack received across the area in December, a long term precipitation deficit has resulted in continuing drought conditions across the central California Interior.
• Drought in California, June 1 to 30, 202121 eventsNearly all of the central California Interior continued to be classified as being in an extreme or exceptional drought by the end of June, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit.
• Drought in California, May 1 to 31, 202121 eventsNearly all of the central California Interior was classified as being in an extreme or exceptional drought by the end of May, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit.
• Drought in California, July 1 to 31, 202121 eventsNearly all of the central California Interior was classified as being in an exceptional drought by the end of July, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit. As of July 31, 2021, the impacted area has received less than 50% of normal precipitation since July 1, 2020.
• Drought in California, August 1 to 31, 202121 eventsNearly all of the central California Interior remained classified as being in an exceptional drought by the end of August, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit.
• Drought in California, September 1 to 30, 202121 eventsNearly all of the central California Interior remained classified as being in an exceptional drought by the end of September, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit.
• Drought in California, April 1 to 30, 202112 eventsPortions of Fresno, Tulare and Kern Counties continued to be classified as being in an extreme drought for consecutive months due to a long term precipitation deficit.
• Drought in California, June 1 to 30, 202112 eventsNorthern California typically experiences a wet season, October through May, and a dry season May through September. Last year's water year, October 2019 through September 2020, was one of the driest on records. This likely contributed to the U.S.

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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.