In October we thought we were headed to a long spell of no water. We have now have had some really good rain and there is now snowpack in the mountains. California is doing a whole lot better with water. As a pool builder we always focus on water and making sure we have enough. But hey, don’t pick on the pool builder, remember, green lawns use 2x the water than loss due to evaporation from pool.
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JAN11 – California is now out of the worst drought category; here’s where conditions stand
For the first time in more than a year, all of California is out of the worst drought category as the state’s overall outlook shows major improvement since the start of the water year.
As of Tuesday, when the U.S. Drought Monitor released its latest map, 0% of the Golden State was experiencing “exceptional” drought — something that hasn’t happened since Dec. 8, 2020.
Additionally, only approximately 1.4% is in the second-worst “extreme” drought category, data from the the federal monitor shows.
JAN4 – Here’s how much California’s drought has improved recently | KTLA
Back at the beginning of October, when California’s current water year started, the state was deep in drought following one of its driest years on record.
Nearly half of California was experiencing “exceptional” drought — the most severe category, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, which keeps track of such figures. More than 87% of the state faced at least “extreme” drought.
Flash forward three months later, and a precipitation-filled October and December helped ameliorate the state’s water problem, at least to some degree.
“The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows quite a bit of improvement over the last few week thanks to the above normal precip in Dec.,” the National Weather Service’s Los Angeles office tweeted Thursday. “Short term drought has improved but long term impacts remain.”