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Southeast Arizona Drought Monitoring
Experimental product
(updated October 15th with September 2004 data)
Next update will be by November 15th with October 2004 data
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 Gila River Valley precip data Click image for Santa Cruz 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
Percentage of normal precipitation tables
(updated through September 2004)
1 mo 2 mo 3 mo 4 mo 5 mo 6 mo 7 mo 8 mo 9 mo 10 mo 11 mo
12 mo 15 mo 18 mo 2 yr 30 mo 3 yr 4 yr 5 yr 6 yr 7 yr  
Southeast Arizona percentage of normal maps
Current drought conditions versus 2003 and 2002 (as of November 2, 2004)
Location area 2004 2003 2002
Eastern Pima county D1 - Moderate D1 - Moderate D2 - Severe
Central Pima county D0 - Dry D1 - Moderate D2 - Severe
Western Pima county D0/D1 - Dry D0 - Dry D2 - Severe
Southeast Pinal county D1/D2 - Severe D1 - Moderate D2 - Severe
Graham/Srn Greenlee cty D2 - Severe D1/D2 - Severe D1 - Moderate
Santa Cruz county D1 - Moderate D1 - Moderate D2 - Severe
Northwest Cochise county D2 - Severe D1 - Moderate D1 - Moderate
Southwest Cochise county D2 - Severe D1 - Moderate D2 - Severe
Northeast Cochise county D2 - Severe D2/D3 - Extreme D1 - Moderate
Southeast Cochise county D3 - Extreme D2/D3 - Extreme D1 - Moderate
  Drought intensity classifications (definitions)
D0 - Dry D2 - Severe D4 - Exceptional
D1 - Moderate D3 - Extreme
 
Latest Drought Monitor Map Seasonal U.S. Drought Outlook
Latest DM map Latest seasonal drought outlook map
one year ago two years ago
2003 DM map 2002 DM map
Archive of U.S. Drought Monitor
1- & 3- month CPC climate outlook
1 & 3 month climate outlook
  12 month CPC precipitation outlook
 
What is DROUGHT?
Arizona drought data (experimental product from NWS Phoenix)
Additional drought monitoring links
 

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