Drought — Southeast Pinal County, Arizona
2025-08-19 to 2025-08-31 · Southeast Pinal County, Arizona
Event narrative
For the month of August, Pinal county ranked the 20th driest for the period of record. Soil moisture readings decreased to range between the 5th through 10th percentile for the month of August.
Wider weather episode
The extreme (D3) drought expanded in the northern sections of Southeastern Arizona, including southeastern Pinal County. The overall precipitation for Arizona ranking was 16th driest for the month of August. Soil moisture readings decreased to between the 5th percentile to 10th percentile ranking for the area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1288486. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.