Drought — Southern Sierra Foothills, California

2021-08-01 to 2021-08-31 · Southern Sierra Foothills, California

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 971204. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.