California record drought has reportedly already hit 58 percent of the state. That California record drought is roughly two-thirds of the Golden State, which is now in what is termed "exceptional drought", reports the Scientific American.

Mostly in Northern California, the California record drought has caused the entirety of the state to be in more of a bad shape. According to the Associated Press, the drought has been going on for three years already.

A report released by the U.S. Drought Monitor on Thursday details how the California record drought came to be the harshest on a five-level scale. According to the report, in July roughly 58% of California has been considered as experiencing an "exceptional" drought, which is also the highest category of drought.

This California record drought, a most severe level of drought, is the first time California experienced since the federal government started issuing regular drought reports in the late 1990s, said the Los Angeles Times.

According to the AP, an exceptional drought is classified as causing the widespread loss of crops and pasture. The category also reportedly showcases an increase in water shortage amongst streams and reservoirs, which are severe enough to garner a water emergency.

The severe drought began since May, but most of the drought have been included in the severe categories, mainly "extreme" and "exceptional."

The current California record drought has been showing itself for three years, since the last three winters wet seasons have only shown below-normal rainfall. According to Climate Central, this current California record drought has already puts off a horrible drought in the late 1970s.

Mark Svoboda, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center, said that this is the first year California has seen the current level of drought that this California record drought has shown.

Svoboda said, 'You keep beating the record, which are still all from this year.'

According to the LA Times, California is also experiencing more than a year's worth of water shortage in its reservoirs. Topsoil and subsoil moisture are also nearly extinct, says the report.

Svoboda said of the situation that the California record drought has caused, 'It's hard because the drought is not over and you're in the dry season. Our eyes are already on next winter.

He added, 'Outside of some freakish atmospheric conditions, reservoir levels are going to continue to go down. You're a good one to two years behind the eight ball.'

In conclusion, Svoboda said that 'there's a lot of ground to make up' since the California record drought. He said, 'Mother Nature can't put it back in that fast.' People need to be putting in a little more effort towards conserving and generating water.

The LA Times said the Thursday report on the California record drought is from the efforts of the drought mitigation center, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.

According to Climate Central, while the California record drought isn't exactly linked to climate change, the warming planet can still cause already dry places to become drier. Therefore, future droughts could become worse.

Brad Rippey, a meteorologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and this week's Drought Monitor author, told Climate Central, 'The heat has been and continues to be a factor in drought expansion.'

In the end, it's still water conservation that can provide a solution in alleviating this California record drought.

Rippey said, 'Conservation is certainly critical from this point forward, especially if drought-easing precipitation does not materialize during the 2014-15 cold season.'

Reports say that California has recently enforced mandatory water restrictions. Local agencies are reportedly now given the authority to fine people wasting water up to $500 a day.

California record drought cannot be solved easily with monetary fines however. Awareness and collected concern and efforts are the only ways to slowly get past this problem. For now, all Californians can do is simply hobble through the rest of the dry season, hope and possibly pray that the coming winter is a wet one.