Excessive Heat — Southeast Pinal County, Arizona

2023-07-02 to 2023-07-08 · Southeast Pinal County, Arizona

Event narrative

Very hot temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees above normal caused the Major Heat Risk category to be reached across southeast Pinal County July 2-8. High temperatures of 106 on July 6 and 105 on July 7 reached record levels at San Manuel.

Wider weather episode

Persistent strong high pressure aloft created an extended period of very hot temperatures in early July across the lower elevations of southeast Arizona. High temperatures were 5 to 14 degrees above normal causing the Major Heat Risk category to be reached and several record high temperatures to be established. A total of 13 heat-related fatalities were reported by the Pima County Medical Examiner.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1126025. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.