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Excessive Heat in South Central Pinal County, Arizona

Excessive Heat June 16, 2022 · South Central Pinal County, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Very hot high temperatures occurred across western Pima and south central Pinal counties and caused the High Heat Risk category to be reached. Ajo and Picacho topped out at 110 degrees and Organ Pipe National Monument reached 108.

The wider storm

Very hot temperatures 7 to 10 degrees above normal were experienced in the lower elevations of southeast Arizona June 16, with high temperatures near record levels. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for one individual found in the desert.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1040243. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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