Drought — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

2025-11-01 to 2025-11-25 · Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

For the month of November, Cochise county ranked the 17th driest for the period of record. Soil moisture readings increased to range between the 30th and 70th 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 1300186. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.