Drought in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Drought October 21, 2025 – October 31, 2025 · Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

For the month of October, Cochise county ranked the 15th driest for the period of record. Soil moisture readings increased to range between the 20th and 30th percentile for the month of October.

The wider storm

The exceptional (D4) drought category ended and introduced Extreme Drought (D3) in Cochise county. 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 1299986. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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