Drought in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Drought April 15, 2025 – April 30, 2025 · Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

The exceptional (D4) drought category was introduced in the Chiricahua Mountains in April. The drought area remained the same. For the month of April, Cochise county ranked the 48th driest for the period of record. Soil moisture readings continued below the 1st percentile for the month of April.

The wider storm

The exceptional (D4) drought category was introduced to portions of Cochise County and Santa Cruz counties after April 15th. Across Southeast Arizona, the overall precipitation ranking was near normal for the month of April. Soil moisture readings fell to below the 1st percentile ranking some areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1253619. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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