Drought in Western Pima County, Arizona

Drought October 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025 · Western Pima County, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

The extreme (D3) drought category continued in the western, southern, eastern, and northern sections of Southeastern Arizona. The total area from western Pima County into Graham and Greenlee counties and portions of Santa Cruz, Pinal, and Cochise counties. The overall precipitation for Arizona ranking was 19th driest for the month of October. Soil moisture readings increased to range between the 20th percentile to 70th percentile ranking for the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1296506. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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