Drought — Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona

2025-11-01 to 2025-11-25 · Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona

Event narrative

For the month of November, Pima county ranked the 25th driest and Santa Cruz county ranked the 20th driest for the period of record. Soil moisture readings increased to range between the 30th through 80th percentile for the month of November.

Wider weather episode

The Extreme Drought (D3) category ended and introduced Severe Drought (D3) in much of Southeastern Arizona. The overall precipitation for Arizona ranking was 4th driest for the period of record for the month of November. Soil moisture readings increased to between the 30th and 80th percentile ranking for the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1300183. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.