National Weather Service Tucson Arizona drought page
Southeast
Arizona Drought Monitoring (April
precipitation data was
on May 20th) Preliminary May precipitation data will
be posted by June 15th
Drought
conditions update (as of May 19th) - Check this weeks National
Drought Monitor map for the latest drought classifications across
southeast Arizona.
Move
your mouse over the above areas to change graphs below.
Select
an area above to see individual stations in that area.
What
do the above graphics show? The area shaded BLACK shows monthly
precipitation departure from (1971-2000) normals. The RED
line depicts 12-month total precipitation departure from normal with SURPLUSES
above the zero line and DEFICITS below
the zero line. The BLUE line shows what
is the 60% departure of the yearly normal. Note: x-axis time scale is
reversed -- most recent is at left.