Drought — Merced and Madera, California

2021-07-01 to 2021-07-31 · Merced and Madera, California

Event narrative

The Merced and Madera area in the San Joaquin Valley was classified as being in an exceptional drought due to a long term precipitation deficit.

Wider weather episode

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 963980. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.