Drought in South End Sierra Foothills, California

The South End Sierra Foothills were classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.

Central California remained abnormally dry in August 2022. Scattered showers and thunderstorms did impact the area between the 1st and the 5th with some flooding being reported on the 1st and the 4th. 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.