A flooded field in Santa Rosa, California, on January 9, 2023. Torrential rain has somewhat relieved the severe drought that has gripped the state for most of this year.

Now, six months later, just 8% of the state is at that level and 49% of the state is free of any drought conditions, a level that wasn’t even on the map in September.

These US Drought Monitor maps show drought conditions in California at the end of September and Jan. 10, 2023. "We're heading in the right direction," said NBC4 forecaster Belen De Leon.

The map also shows a staggering difference in comparison to the start of 2024, when about 96% of California was under no drought, and abnormal dryness impacted just a fraction of Siskiyou County ...

Maps from the U.S. Drought Monitor show California conditions on Oct. 19, 2021, and on Nov. 9, 2021, after two storms swept the state.

Although Thursday’s drought monitor report shows a dry California, KCRA 3 meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn says it's not quite as dry as it was this time last year.

Interactive map shows California drought conditions after latest atmospheric river storm By Brianna Taylor. Updated March 16, 2023 12:28 PM.

After little change in California's drought status for several weeks, the latest map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows more than 6% of the state in the "extreme" category.

California is 99.93% drought free after a wet 2022-23 water year. Map shows current conditions and where remaining drought grips the state.

"Exceptional drought" disappeared from the California map this week and also, "extreme drought" nearly disappeared. Despite these changes, 99% of the state remains within a level of drought.

Map: See Updated Drought Conditions in California The map below will be updated every Thursday when the U.S. Drought Monitor releases its weekly report. By Jonathan Lloyd • Published June 10 ...

It’s been less than six months, but California’s drought conditions have all but disappeared. And given all of the wild weather we’ve experienced this winter, it’s been easy to overlook ...