Drought is now over in more than half of California, including the Bay Area, feds say

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

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