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The entire Bay Area is now under extreme drought conditions


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The entire Bay Area is now under extreme drought conditions, according to the latest drought monitor report on Thursday.

This is one of the most significant week-to-week changes we’ve seen in the drought monitor — and it’s especially bad news for the Bay Area, said KRON4 Meteorologist John Shrable.

#CaliforniaDrought only expands in the latest drought monitor released this morning. All of the Bay Area now in Extreme drought (red) as is more and more of the rest of California. @kron4news pic.twitter.com/MusVbupj3w

— John Shrable (@JohnShrable) May 6, 2021

Researchers said the greater Bay Area is experiencing record or near-record dryness right now.

In Santa Clara County, total reservoir storage levels plunged to 50% capacity, when it is usually at 90% capacity at this time of year, according to the drought monitor.

The drought monitor map shows most of California is in the red for extreme drought, or under severe drought.

The Bay Area only had one significant day of rainfall in April.

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