Georgia, 2025

Drought in Georgia, October 1 to 31, 2025

October 1 to 31, 2025 · NWS FFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The lack of tropical season precipitation and the persistent dry conditions produced short-term drought conditions over west central Georgia. The widening short-term rainfall deficits resulted in quickly expanding drought conditions over Harris County in late September remaining nearly status quo into October.

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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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.

The lack of tropical season precipitation and the persistent dry conditions produced short-term drought conditions over west central Georgia. The widening short-term rainfall deficits resulted in quickly expanding drought conditions over Harris County in late September remaining nearly status quo into October.

Despite the 1 to 1.75 inches of rain received in October in Harris County, little improvement was seen through the month given this was only 30 to 55 percent of normal rainfall for the month. The D2 Severe Drought expanded and persisted into November.

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Event by event

1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Harris

When
October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Harris forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
32.736, -84.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

According to the Drought Monitor, D2 Severe Drought conditions were present in Harris county through the month of October.

D2 Severe Drought conditions were first introduced to Harris County on September 23, 2025, and continued into November.

What these are

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1298542.