Drought — Mojave Desert, California

2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Mojave Desert, California

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

With a second consecutive month of abundant precipitation taking place across the area, drought conditions improved across much of the area into the moderate category. Much of the mountain and desert areas in Kern County; however, remained in a severe drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1068233. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.