Drought — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

2025-10-21 to 2025-10-31 · Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1299986. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.