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Title:A Very Wet Winter Has Eased California’s Drought, but Water Woes Remain
Date:3/17/2023 5:00:05 AM
Summary:

Torrential rain and snow have again drenched California in recent weeks, amplifying an already wet winter season. The extreme precipitation has begun to ease the state’s long-term drought, the driest three-year stretch on record.

25%

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Redding

A three-year shortfall in precipitation …

... has been nearly erased by this winter’s rain and snow.

Jan. 2020 – Nov. 2022

Jan. 2020 – March 2023

Sacramento

CALIFORNIA

San Francisco

Fresno

Los Angeles

San Diego

25%

40

55

70

85

100

115

130

145

160

A three-year shortfall in precipitation …

... has been nearly erased by this winter’s rain and snow.

Redding

Jan. 2020 – Nov. 2022

Jan. 2020 – March 2023

Sacramento

San Francisco

CALIFORNIA

Fresno

Los Angeles

San Diego

25%

40

55

70

85

100

115

130

145

160

... has been nearly erased by this winter’s rain and snow.

A three-year shortfall in precipitation …

Redding

Jan. 2020 – Nov. 2022

Jan. 2020 – March 2023

Sacramento

CALIFORNIA

San Francisco

Fresno

Los Angeles

San Diego

25%

40

55

70

85

100

115

130

145

160

A three-year shortfall in precipitation …

Redding

Jan. 2020 – Nov. 2022

Sacramento

San Francisco

CALIFORNIA

Fresno

Los Angeles

San Diego

... has been nearly erased by this winter’s rain and snow.

Jan. 2020 – March 2023

25%

40

55

70

85

100

115

130

145

160

A three-year shortfall in...

Organization:New York Times - Climate Section
Date Added:3/17/2023 6:39:31 AM
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