Historically dry weather across Arizona has intensified the ongoing drought. The U.S. drought monitor put out by the USGS and NOAA has the majority of Arizona in the highest classification of drought, “exceptional”. Impacts includes and are not limited to low reservoirs and water tables, forage is limited affecting grazing and ranching, forest life is under stress, increased fire danger and more (see table for complete list).
Coming out of a nearly non-existent rainy season and dry fall and sluggish start to winter 2020 was one of the driest calendar years in weather record history for Arizona.
