For the first time since July 2020, the majority of California is no longer in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a weekly federal report. Just 49% of the state is an any level of drought this week, compared with 99% on Nov. 1, 2023. (Source: U.S. Drought Monitor)
Soaked by heavy rains in recent weeks after a January that saw flooding from a parade of atmospheric river storms, the majority of California — including the Bay Area — is no longer in a drought, federal officials reported Thursday.
Overall, 49.13% of California’s land area now can be classified as in a