Found an interesting page: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/us-maps/3/201009?products[]=prcp-total https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/us-maps/3

Found an interesting page: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/us-maps/3/201009?products[]=prcp-total https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/us-maps/3/201009?p... Every year shows the same pattern: you can see how California is tinder-dry at the end of each summer.