# Drought Status Update and 2020 Recap for California-Nevada | January 5, 2021 | Drought.gov

> The NIDIS drought update for California and Nevada reports that drought expanded and worsened through 2020, with below-average precipitation, above-normal temperatures and a record wildfire season. Recent storms have brought some rain and snow, but water-year deficits remain and further improvement is uncertain.

- Date: 2021-01-05 · published 2021-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49074-drought-status-update-and-2020-recap-for-california-nevada-january-5-2021
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The drought is regional and mainly affects western US water supply and pasture, so the direct effect on feed grain and livestock prices is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-17 | [California-Nevada Drought Status Update \| November 17, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38580-california-nevada-drought-status-update-november-17-2022-drought-gov.md) | -1.7% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2021-07-02 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| July 2, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45913-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-july-2-2021-drought-gov.md) | -4.2% | -11.6% |
| CORN | 2021-02-09 | [Southeast Climate Update and Webinar Recap \| February 9, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48536-southeast-climate-update-and-webinar-recap-february-9-2021-drought-gov.md) | -5.2% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2021-08-25 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| August 26, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45405-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-august-26-2021-drought-gov.md) | -1.8% | -11.3% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| February 24, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13382-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-february-24-2022-drought-gov.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |
| SOY | 2022-11-17 | [California-Nevada Drought Status Update \| November 17, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38580-california-nevada-drought-status-update-november-17-2022-drought-gov.md) | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2021-07-02 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| July 2, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45913-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-july-2-2021-drought-gov.md) | -3.0% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2021-02-09 | [Southeast Climate Update and Webinar Recap \| February 9, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48536-southeast-climate-update-and-webinar-recap-february-9-2021-drought-gov.md) | -0.2% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- drought.gov: https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-and-2020-recap-california-nevada

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