Arizona, 1999

Drought in Arizona, December 1 to 31, 1999

December 1 to 31, 1999 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Western Mogollon Rim

When
December 1, 12:00 AM MST to December 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Western Mogollon Rim forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A record dry spell was set at theFlagstaff airport this fall and early winter. There were 99 days without measurable precipitation at the airport between September 23 and January 1, 2000. On September 23, 1.45 inches of rain fell and then there was no measurable precipitation until January 1st when it snowed 1.3 inches (0.21 inch liquid).

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Arizona in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, December 1999

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5719891.