Rainstorms Wash Away Drought In More Than 90 Percent Of California

This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report shows more improvement in California, where winter rainstorms and heavy snowfall have washed away drought in more of the state after a five-year dry spell. Just three months ago, more than 73 percent of California was in drought, but that number has dropped to 9 percent after this winter’s powerful storms, according to the weekly Drought Monitor report released Thursday.