Thursday September 12, 2024
YourCentralValley.com —
While many are enjoying some slight relief from the heat this summer, scorching temperatures have caused parts of Central Valley and Sierra to be upgraded to the abnormally dry category on the U.S. drought monitor.
The newest update shows parts of Fresno Kings, Madera, Merced, and Tulare counties now in the abnormally dry category, which is the lowest in the system.
It’s the first time since March of 2023 that a county in the Central Valley has appeared on the monitor.
Carlos Molina with the National Weather Service in Hanford says this summer’s above-average temperatures combined with long stretches of triple-digit heat is the reason the Valley is once again on the monitor.