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Drought Monitor and Outlook
Drought Monitor for CA	Drought Monitor for US


US Monthly Drought Outlook	US Seasonal Drought Outlook

Observed Precipitation Maps

*	Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Precipitation Analysis
*	7 day Gridded Estimated Precipitation from CNRFC
*	7 day Observed Precipitation
*	90 day Percent of Average Precipitation
*	1 yr CA Percent of Average Precipitation
*	CA Climate Anomaly Maps and Tables - from WRCC

Observed Conditions and Impacts

*	NOAA/ESRL/PSD soil moisture current conditions
*	Current Reservoir Conditions
*	CNRFC Water Resources Page
*	Northern Sierra Precipitation: 8 Station Index (pdf)
*	San Joaquin: 5 Station Index (pdf)
*	CA Snow Water Content % of April 1 Average (pdf)
*	Soil Moisture - CPC
*	USGS below normal 7day Streamflow compared to historical
*	USGS Map of real time streamflow compared to historical for day of year
*	USGS California Drought page
*	NWS National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) Regional Snow Analyses
*	NOHRSC Interactive Snow Information Map

Forecasts and Outlooks
San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area forecast discussion Click for Zone Forecast Product	* Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore below 1000 feet * North Bay Interior Valleys below 1000 feet * San Francisco County * North Bay Mountains 1000 feet and above * San Francisco Bay Shoreline below 1000 feet * San Francisco Peninsula Coast below 1000 feet * East Bay Interior Valleys below 1000 feet * East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range 1000 feet and above * Santa Cruz Mountains 1000 feet and above * Santa Clara Valley below 1000 feet * Northern Monterey Bay * Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast * Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister and Carmel Valley * Southern Salinas Valley, Arroyo Seco, and Lake San Antonio below 1000 feet * Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest 1000 feet and above * Mountains of San Benito County and Interior Monterey County, including Pinnacles National Park 1000 feet and above

* Days 1-3 Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) for SF/Monterey Bay Area * Weather Prediction Center 7-day QPF * CPC 8-14 day outlook * Soil Moisture Outlook for the Coterminous U.S.	Click for Quantitative Precipitation Forecast

CPC monthly precipitation outlook	CPC 3-month precipitation outlook

Other Useful Links
*	NOAA NWS CA-NV River Forecast Center Drought Information
*	NWS Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Drought Information
*	California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Drought Actions
*	Southern CA Seasonal Fire Outlook (pdf)
*	U.S. Drought Risk Atlas and Map Viewer

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