Drought — Southern Hudspeth Highlands, Texas

2025-08-01 to 2025-08-31 · Southern Hudspeth Highlands, Texas

Event narrative

The entire zone went from Extreme(D3) drought to Severe(D2) drought.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1289550. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.