Drought — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

2025-04-15 to 2025-04-30 · Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1253619. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.