Drought — Baboquivari Mountains, Arizona

2025-10-01 to 2025-10-21 · Baboquivari Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

For the month of October, Pima county ranked the 13th driest for the period of record. Soil moisture readings increased to range between the 30th through 70th percentile for the month of October.

Wider weather episode

The exceptional (D4) drought category ended 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 19th driest for the period of record for the month of October. Soil moisture readings increased to between the 30th and 70th percentile ranking for the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1296502. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.