Drought in Salt Basin, Texas

Drought August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025 · Salt Basin, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

The zone started out with Extreme(D3) drought over all but the far northern areas which were in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of the month, the west was in Extreme(D3) drought and the east was in Severe(D2) drought.

The wider storm

A one category improvement in drought conditions was noted across far west Texas as near normal precipitation in July helped with the Extreme(D3) drought conditions which continued for several months.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1289549. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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