Drought — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

For the month of August, Cochise county ranked the 8th driest for the period of record. Soil moisture readings decreased to range between the 1st and 5th percentile for the month of August.

Wider weather episode

The exceptional (D4) drought category continued in the far eastern section of Southeastern Arizona. The total area from portions of Graham, Greenlee, and Cochise counties. The overall precipitation for Arizona ranking was 16th driest for the month of August. Soil moisture readings increased to between the 1st to 10th percentile ranking for the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1288492. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.