Below normal rainfall continued in April with really only day of measurable rainfall in parts of southern Arizona. Therefore, drought conditions continued.

Drought in TOHONO O ODHAM NATION, ARIZONA
From 01-APR-12 00:00:00 to 30-APR-12 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Extreme drought (D3) conditions persisted in April across portions of Pinal County. April is normally when the driest three month period across southern Arizona begins. While on the only day of the month with measurable precipitation, April 14th, Pinal County actually received precipitation amounts that were near or slightly above the monthly normal amount for April, this was only enough to keep drought conditions from worsening. The rest of southern Arizona received less than 50 percent of normal monthly rainfall, and in some cases, none at all. While the long term impacts of the drought stretch back to Winter 2010-2011, the impacts continue to be mitigated by being previously dealt with by ranchers, farmers, Forest Service, and other industries and agencies affected. For example, cattle have been sold off and what little herds remain continue to be subsidized by trucking in water and feed. Dry thunderstorms developed on April 23, sparking small wildfires across portions of Cochise and Graham Counties, the largest being the Cedar Fire near Klondyke. Other human caused fires were also reported during the month, including the Apache Pass fire near Ft. Bowie which grew to over 1600 acres before containment was reached.

Drought in SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA
From 01-APR-12 00:00:00 to 30-APR-12 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Extreme drought (D3) conditions persisted in April across portions of Pinal County. April is normally when the driest three month period across southern Arizona begins. While on the only day of the month with measurable precipitation, April 14th, Pinal County actually received precipitation amounts that were near or slightly above the monthly normal amount for April, this was only enough to keep drought conditions from worsening. The rest of southern Arizona received less than 50 percent of normal monthly rainfall, and in some cases, none at all. While the long term impacts of the drought stretch back to Winter 2010-2011, the impacts continue to be mitigated by being previously dealt with by ranchers, farmers, Forest Service, and other industries and agencies affected. For example, cattle have been sold off and what little herds remain continue to be subsidized by trucking in water and feed. Dry thunderstorms developed on April 23, sparking small wildfires across portions of Cochise and Graham Counties, the largest being the Cedar Fire near Klondyke. Other human caused fires were also reported during the month, including the Apache Pass fire near Ft. Bowie which grew to over 1600 acres before containment was reached.

Drought in SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA
From 01-APR-12 00:00:00 to 30-APR-12 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Extreme drought (D3) conditions persisted in April across portions of Pinal County. April is normally when the driest three month period across southern Arizona begins. While on the only day of the month with measurable precipitation, April 14th, Pinal County actually received precipitation amounts that were near or slightly above the monthly normal amount for April, this was only enough to keep drought conditions from worsening. The rest of southern Arizona received less than 50 percent of normal monthly rainfall, and in some cases, none at all. While the long term impacts of the drought stretch back to Winter 2010-2011, the impacts continue to be mitigated by being previously dealt with by ranchers, farmers, Forest Service, and other industries and agencies affected. For example, cattle have been sold off and what little herds remain continue to be subsidized by trucking in water and feed. Dry thunderstorms developed on April 23, sparking small wildfires across portions of Cochise and Graham Counties, the largest being the Cedar Fire near Klondyke. Other human caused fires were also reported during the month, including the Apache Pass fire near Ft. Bowie which grew to over 1600 acres before containment was reached.