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Drought in Mariposa - Madera Foothills, California

Drought October 1, 2022 – October 31, 2022 · Mariposa - Madera Foothills, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

Central California remained abnormally dry in October 2022. 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 1055939. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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