Drought in Kern County Desert, California

Drought April 1, 2021 – April 30, 2021 · Kern County Desert, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

Portions of Fresno, Tulare and Kern Counties continued to be classified as being in an extreme drought for consecutive months due to a long term precipitation deficit. As of April 30, 2021, most of the impacted area has received less than 50% of normal precipitation since July 1, 2020.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 949162. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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