After Snowy December, California Suddenly Turns Dry, Magnifying Drought Concern

/in , , /by /The Washington Postby Jacob Feuerstein

California is approximately halfway through what may be the most closely watched wet season in state history. A rainy October and snowy December brought some relief from the extensive, multiyear drought, but a vanishingly dry January portends continuing water challenges.

Parts of central California have seen a record lack of precipitation so far this month.

What happens in the weeks ahead will have huge implications for the summer dry season. Almost all of the precipitation that nourishes soil and fills reservoirs in the western United States falls from November through March.

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