Arizona, 2026Drought in Arizona, January 1 to 13, 2026
January 1 to 13, 2026 · NWS TWC · 1 event in 1 county or zone
The Extreme Drought (D3) category ended in portions of the Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys. The overall precipitation for Arizona ranking was 28th driest for the period of record for the month of January.
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- 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 Extreme Drought (D3) category ended in portions of the Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys. The overall precipitation for Arizona ranking was 28th driest for the period of record for the month of January. Soil moisture readings continued to range between the 30th and 70th percentile ranking for the area.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 31, 3:01 PM MST, 8 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 3:01 PM MST, 8 hours 59 minutes before
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</html>Drought, Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM MST to January 13, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.074, -109.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
For the month of January, Graham county ranked the 24th driest for the period of record and Greenlee county ranked the 21st driest for the period of record. Soil moisture readings continued to range between the 30th and 70th percentile for the month of January.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
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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: 1310423.