The US Drought monitor now says Nevada is 63% drought free, at this time last year 99% of the state was under drought conditions. We all know what’s been happening. The first ten days of January make this the 12th wettest month for Washoe County since 1893. The rain total for the new year is nearly four and a half inches. For an entire year on average, Reno gets under seven and a half inches of rain.