Here's something amusing. This is a direct quote from the Weather Channel's website. Please note the last sentence. June 31????
Drought conditions have been growing across California this winter. As of late last week, 57 percent of the state was in moderate drought (light orange shading on map below).
Digging in a little deeper, you can see how dry it's been by looking at the rainfall statistics for a few cities during the current water year (water year runs from July 1 to June 31).
