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Drought in Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona

Drought November 1, 2025 – November 25, 2025 · Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 1300183. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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