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Drought in Southern Sierra Foothills, California

Drought May 1, 2021 – May 31, 2021 · Southern Sierra Foothills, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

The southern Sierra Foothills was classified as being in an extreme drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.

The wider storm

Nearly all of the central California Interior was classified as being in an extreme or exceptional drought by the end of May, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit. As of May 31, 2021, most of the impacted area has received less than 50% of normal precipitation since July 1, 2020.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 952721. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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