Drought lingers in Humboldt County as summer approaches
As Humboldt County edges closer to summer, most of the North Coast remains in various levels of drought. In May, 1.36 inches of rain fell around the Humboldt Bay region, where the average is 1.58 inches, according to the National Weather Service. At this point in a normal water year, there would have been 38.58 inches of rain in the Humboldt Bay region since October 1. So far there has only been 23.95 inches, a deficit of over a foot of rain.
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