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Heat in Upper San Pedro River Valley, Arizona
Heat July 31, 2023 · Upper San Pedro River Valley, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Hot temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached in the Sierra Vista area where temperatures reached the mid to upper 90s. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined heat to be the primary cause of death for an elderly man who died on a hiking trail.
The wider storm
Strong high pressure continued to create hot temperatures 2 to 8 degrees above normal July 30-31 in parts of southeast Arizona and caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached. A total of 5 heat-related fatalities were reported by the Pima County Medical Examiner in Pima and Cochise counties.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1127693. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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