Drought — Indian Wells Valley, California

2025-01-23 to 2025-01-31 · Indian Wells Valley, California

Event narrative

The Indian Wells Valley was classified as being in an severe drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.

Wider weather episode

With below normal rainfall in the Tehachapi Mountains and the Kern County Deserts for several months, these areas were classified as being in an severe drought by the end of January, 2025.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1226753. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.