Excessive Heat in Southeast Pinal County, Arizona

Excessive Heat June 16, 2022 · Southeast Pinal County, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Very hot high temperatures occurred across Santa Cruz, eastern Pima, southeast Pinal and northwest Cochise counties and caused the High Heat Risk category to be reached. Tucson airport topped out at 111 degrees, Sasabe and Cascabel reached 109 while Nogales Airport and San Manuel hit 106.

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 1040246. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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