It’s not quite that simple. To be exact, the last time the report had California at 100% drought-free was the week of Dec. 26 ...

The snow-capped mountains behind the downtown Los Angeles skyline are visible before sunset at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation ...

While a drought-free start for California is a win, AccuWeather’s long-range meteorologists warn it’s the ongoing snow ...

For the first time in 25 years, California is no longer under drought conditions but that doesn’t mean farmers or ...

California has been on a roller coaster ride of extreme weather in recent years. Six years ago, in January 2020, none of the ...

Lake Shasta and California’s other lakes and reservoirs got a big boost from wet holiday storms. Nearly two weeks into 2026, ...

Experts say that it’s too early to tell what will happen during the rest of the state’s rainy season, but that extreme ...

After experiencing one of the wettest holiday seasons on record, still soggy California hit a major milestone this week — ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor shows that California is drought-free for the first time in 25 years. California’s water management ...

The U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday, based on data valid as of Jan. 6, shows 100% of California classified as free ...

"This is the first time we have seen that since December of 2000. It's been quite a while since there's been no abnormally ...

California showed no areas of drought or abnormal dryness as of Jan. 6, 2026, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The weekly assessment measures the share of the state affected by drought ...