California 100 Percent Drought-Free, Should Continue Until End of January: Expert

Visitors gather and take photos at a temporary lake at Badwater Basin salt flats, caused by flooding in August from Tropical Storm Hilary, in Death Valley National Park, Calif., on Oct. 21, 2023. Mario Tama/Getty Images

California is officially drought free and is expected to stay that way until at least the end of January 2024, according to a climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Center.

The state was also shown to be 100 percent drought-free by the center in data published online on Nov. 9. Only 6 percent of the state was marked with areas of concern.