Drought — Central Sierra, California

2021-05-01 to 2021-05-31 · Central Sierra, California

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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_id 952722. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.