2025 Precipitation

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2. 2025 Precipitation According to the United States Drought Monitor for Pecos County, TX, the 2025 year began with more than 90% of Pecos County experiencing moderate to exceptional drought conditions (Figure 1, Water Data for Texas, 2025). By year-end, drought coverage had improved significantly, with just over 30%, of the County remaining in drought and less than 2% classified as severe to extreme drought. Throughout the County and surrounding areas, most weather stations recorded higher annual precipitation in 2025 (Figure 2), as compared to recent prior years. However, at the Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport station, the 2025 precipitation total was roughly 60% below its historic annual average (Figure 3). TO: Mr. Ty Edwards, General Manager Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District 405 North Spring Drive Fort Stockton, Texas 79735 FROM: Vince Clause, PG, GISP SUBJECT: Annal Water Level and Precipitation Update in support of the General Manager’s Report PROJECT: MPG24752 – Hydrogeological Consulting Services DATE: February 10, 2026 www.freese.com TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM 2 Figure 1 – United States Drought Monitor for Pecos County, Texas from 1/1/2025 to 1/20/2026. 3 Figure 2 – TexMesonet weather stations across Pecos County, TX and surrounding areas with reported precipitation totals and change from prior year. Measured precipitation data downloaded from Iowa Environmental Mesonet, TexMesonet, National Center for National Centers for Environmental Information, and West Texas Mesonet. 4 Figure 3 – Fort Stockton, Pecos County, TX Historic and 2025 Measured Precipitation Totals. Historic precipitation data according to the U.S. Climate Data Center and measured precipitation according to National Centers for Environmental Information station data.