The new drought monitor shows major improvements locally and statewide, with the best Bay Area conditions since February 2020.
The latest drought monitor is out Thursday morning with major improvements locally and statewide.Ninety-nine percent of the Bay Area is now drought-free which is the best condition since February 2020. Dry conditions remain in portions of Sonoma, Napa, and Lake Counties.Statewide, California is now 64% drought-free, up from just 1% of the state at the start of the water year on Oct 1, 2022.and 49% the week before.
The improvements come after the series of atmospheric rivers that battered California causing flooding and damage.
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