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National Weather Service Tucson Arizona drought page
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Southeast Arizona Drought Monitoring
(April precipitation data was Image to indicate an updated product on May 8th)
Preliminary May precipitation data will be posted by June 15th

Drought conditions update (as of May 6th) - For the period April 30th thru May 6th, an upper level low moved through the area on the 6th and brought very isolated light showers, with little measureable rain being recorded. Otherwise the past week was breezy and dry. No changes were made on this weeks National Drought Monitor map. Abnormally dry conditions exits across much of the area, with moderate drought conditions in western Pima county and across Santa Cruz and Cochise counties. Long term drought conditions persist across the region with LARGE multi-year precipitation deficits to overcome.

Outlook through May 13th. Dry during the outlook period with above normal temperatures. For the latest forecast information, please check out the forecast discussion from NWS Tucson. The next update to drought conditions across southeast Arizona will be during the week of May 13th.
Click image for Southeast Arizona precip graphic Click image for Eastern Pima precip data Click image for Central Pima precip data Click image for Western Pima precip data Click image for SE Pinal precip data Click image for Santa Cruz precip data Click image for Gila River Valley precip data Click image for NW Cochise precip data Click image for SE Cochise precip data Click image for NE Cochise precip data Click image for SE Cochise precip data
Move your mouse over the above areas to change graphs below.
Select an area above to see individual stations in that area.
Departure from normal graphical look at precipitation
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.

Precipitation data across southeast Arizona
%%%% of normal precipitation tables
through April 2008
1mo 2mo 3mo 4mo 5mo 6mo 7mo
8mo 9mo 10mo 11mo 1yr 15mo 18mo
2yr 30mo 3yr 4yr 5yr 6yr 7yr
% of normal maps
% of normal map
updated May 8th
Southeast Arizona yearly precipitation since 1989
Current drought conditions versus 2007 and 2006
Drought monitor map for Arizona past 3 years
(as of May 6, 2008)
Drought monitor map for Arizona during 2006 Drought monitor map for Arizona during 2007 Drought monitor map for Arizona during 2006
County areas 2008 2007 (5/ 8) 2006 (5/ 9)
Eastern Pima D0 - Dry D1 - Moderate D3 - Extreme
Central Pima D0/D1 - Dry D2 - Severe D3 - Extreme
Western Pima D1 - Moderate D3 - Extreme D3 - Extreme
Southeast Pinal D0 - Dry D1/D2 - Moderate D2 - Severe
Graham/Srn Greenlee D0 - Dry D0 - Dry D4 - Exceptional
Santa Cruz D1 - Moderate D1 - Moderate D4 - Exceptional
Northwest Cochise D0 - Dry D0 - Dry D3 - Extreme
Southwest Cochise D1 - Moderate D0 - Dry D4 - Exceptional
Northeast Cochise D1 - Moderate D0 - Dry D4 - Exceptional
Southeast Cochise D1 - Moderate D0 - Dry D4 - Exceptional
  Drought intensity classifications (definitions)
no ST drought* D1 - Moderate D3 - Extreme
D0 - Dry D2 - Severe D4 - Exceptional
* no ST drought = no Short Term drought conditions
 
Latest Drought Monitor Map Seasonal U.S. Drought Outlook
Latest DM map for Arizona Latest seasonal drought outlook map
one year ago two years ago
2007 DM map 2006 DM map
Archive of US Drought Monitor
1- & 3- month CPC climate outlook
1 & 3 month climate outlook
Experimental NLDAS Drought Monitor 12 month CPC precipitation outlook
 
Arizona statewide drought program
NOAA Drought information center
What is DROUGHT?
Arizona drought data
Additional drought monitoring links
 

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