Across both Northern and Southern California, spring 2025 was warmer and drier than normal. In Southern California, precipitation since October was about 70% of average, with consistently above-average temperatures in May. Northern California experienced below-normal rainfall, a notable heat wave at the end of May, and about 2,400 lightning strikes—well below the 10-year average. Snowpack in the north Sierra declined rapidly, from 75–80% of normal on May 1 to 20–30% by month’s end. In...| www.fire.ca.gov
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The 2020 California wildfire year was characterized by record-setting wildfires that burned across the state of California as measured during the modern era of wildfire management and record keeping. As of the end of the year, nearly 10,000 fires had burned over 4.2 million acres, more than 4% of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history. California's August Complex fire has been described as the first "gigaf...| www.fire.ca.gov
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