Drought — Eastern San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California

2021-09-01 to 2021-09-30 · Eastern San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California

Event narrative

The eastern San Joaquin Valley in Kern County 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 remained classified as being in an exceptional drought by the end of September, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit. As of September 30, 2021, the impacted area has received less than 50% of normal precipitation since July 1, 2020.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 977633. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.