Drought in Mojave Desert, California

Drought November 1, 2022 – November 30, 2022 · Mojave Desert, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Mojave Desert was classified as being in an extreme drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.

The wider storm

Although a significant winter storm impacted central California between November 7 and November 9, the interior remained abnormally dry in November 2022 as most of the area had slightly below normal precipitation totals for the month. 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 1058757. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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