Drought — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

For the month of September, Cochise county ranked the 14th wettest for the period of record. Soil moisture readings increased to range between the 10th and 20th percentile for the month of September.

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 14th driest for the month of September. Soil moisture readings increased to between the 1st to 10th percentile ranking for the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1295550. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.