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Dry Conditions in California Continue to Expand, but Will March Rains Dent the Drought?

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Paul Duginski

The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor data, released Thursday, show that about 48% of California is in moderate drought. That’s up from 34% a week ago.

An additional 30% of the state is abnormally dry, according to the data.

The data were compiled Tuesday, so the figures do not reflect moisture from Southern California’s most recent storm.

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Lack of Rain Puts Signs of Drought Back on California Map

/in , /by /SFGate (San Francisco, Calif.)by Amy Graff

Little rain has fallen in California since the start of the water year on Oct. 1, putting signs of drought back on the map.

The federal Drought Monitor Map, a mechanism to measure drought that’s mainly used in agriculture, shows 81% of the state as abnormally dry. A small portion (4%) of the map near the Arizona border is designated as “moderate drought.”

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