California rain4/16/2023 This website will help Californians see their local hydrological conditions, forecasts, and water conditions down to their address or their local watershed. This summer, the Legislature approved hundreds of millions in additional funding and programs to support these communities.Ĭalifornians can access current water conditions in real time at California Water Watch, a new website launched by DWR. To date, DWR has provided over $480 million in grant funding through its Small Community and Urban and Multi-benefit Drought Relief programs. The state is continuing to provide financial and technical support for water resilience projects across California. The current drought from 2020 to 2022 is now the driest three-year period on record, breaking the old record set by the previous drought from 2013 to 2015. Lake Oroville, the State Water Project’s largest reservoir, sits at 64 percent of average for this time of year. Statewide reservoir storage is 69 percent of average for this time of year. Water Year 2022 ended with statewide precipitation at 76 percent of average. “We are preparing now for continued extreme drought and working with our federal, state, local, and academic partners to plan for a future where we see less overall precipitation and more rain than snow.” As California transitions to a hotter, drier future, our extreme swings from wet and dry conditions will continue,” says DWR Director Karla Nemeth. “This is our new climate reality, and we must adapt. ![]() Long-range forecasting suggests that warmer and drier than average conditions will persist. Despite some rain recorded in parts of California in September, uncertainty remains about what the new water year may bring.
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