Drought — Fresno - Tulare Lower Sierra, California

2021-10-01 to 2021-10-31 · Fresno - Tulare Lower Sierra, California

Event narrative

The Fresno and Tulare County Lower Sierra 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 October, 2021 due to a long term precipitation deficit. As of October 31, 2021, the impacted area has received less than 50% of normal precipitation since July 1, 2020.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 984455. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.