California Out Of Most Severe Category Of Drought, Per Latest US Drought Monitor Map

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The latest U.S. Drought Monitor, released Thursday, showed that early January rainfall and snow in Northern California helped eliminate the worst of drought conditions in the state.

No part of California, according to the Drought Monitor, is in what’s referred to as exceptional drought, the most severe category. Only three months ago, 45% of the state was in exceptional drought.

As for extreme drought, the second most severe category, only three small spots in Northern California are visible on the map.

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