California drought

California reports its first groundwater increase in four years after a winter of significant rain and snow.

When it comes to rainfall, California has already had an active start to the year. NBC 7 meteorologist Brooke Martell explains what all this wet weather is doing to the state’s reservoir levels.

Atmospheric rivers play a major role in how the West Coast gets its water. In the midst of California’s drought, they matter even more. Here’s what to know.

DWR’s electronic readings from half of those stations placed throughout the state indicate that the statewide snowpack’s snow water equivalent is 2.5 inches, or 25% of average for this date, compared to 185% in 2023.