Even without receiving any significant rain this year, the early and strong start to our rain year continues to create improving drought conditions.
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Our rainy season begins Oct. 1. At that time, all of the Bay Area suffered an "Extreme" drought with nearly two-thirds in the highest category, "Exceptional."
With Thursday's news, the entire Bay Area lowered to "Severe" levels, the third highest.
Whatever you're doing to help, don't stop.
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The Sierra snowpack, while robust for today's date, sits at 58% of average for the snow year (ending April 1). Also, our reservoirs remain well below average levels.
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