Drought in Salt Basin, Texas

Drought January 1, 2026 – January 27, 2026 · Salt Basin, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

The month started out with the eastern portion of the zone in Severe(D2) drought with Moderate(D1) drought over the far west. On Jan 27th, the entire zone was in Moderate(D1) drought.

The wider storm

All areas of far west Texas were put into Moderate(D1) drought or better by the end of January.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1306113. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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