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Drought in California

1 federal drought disaster declarations in California since 1953.

Drought — California — federal disaster declarations per year

19771977

Counties most affected

Alameda County1 Alpine County1 Amador County1 Butte County1 Calaveras County1 Colusa County1 Contra Costa County1 El Dorado County1 Fresno County1 Glenn County1 Inyo County1 Kern County1 Kings County1 Lake County1 Lassen County1 Madera County1 Marin County1 Mariposa County1 Mendocino County1 Merced County1 Modoc County1 Monterey County1 Napa County1 Nevada County1 Placer County1 Plumas County1 Sacramento County1 San Benito County1 San Joaquin County1 San Luis Obispo County1 San Mateo County1 Santa Barbara County1 Santa Clara County1 Santa Cruz County1 Shasta County1 Sierra County1 Siskiyou County1 Solano County1 Sonoma County1 Stanislaus County1 Sutter County1 Tehama County1 Trinity County1 Tulare County1 Tuolumne County1 Yolo County1 Yuba County1

Declarations

January 20, 1977Drought47 counties

Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.

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