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Drought in Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Arizona

Drought March 1, 2015 – March 31, 2015 · Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme drought (D3) category persisted across parts of far northeast Pinal and west central Graham Counties, including the Santa Teresa Mountains, through March.

Between a tenth and three quarters of an inch of precipitation fell in the extreme drought area, but this was only 10 to 50 percent of normal for March. Soil moistures remained nearly the same, between the 70th and 75th percentiles. Levels at San Carlos Reservoir remained at around 16 percent of capacity throughout the month.

The wider storm

Extreme drought (D3) conditions continued across far northeast Pinal County and a portion of west central Graham County during March.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 559731. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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