Drought — Mariposa - Madera Foothills, California

2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Mariposa - Madera Foothills, California

Event narrative

The Mariposa and Madera County Foothills were classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.

Wider weather episode

June 2022 was yet another dry month across central California. Scattered showers and thunderstorms did impact the area between the 22nd and the 25th. Otherwise dry weather prevailed across the area. By the end of the month, nearly all of our area remained in an extreme or exceptional drought as most of our area has received less than a third of normal precipitation since July 1, 2020.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1025468. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.