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Heat in Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona
Heat August 28, 2023 · Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Hot temperatures 6 to 8 degrees above normal caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached on August 28 in southeast Cochise County, where temperatures topped out around 100 degrees. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined heat to be the primary cause of death for one individual found in the desert 15 to 20 miles northeast of Douglas.
The wider storm
High pressure aloft strengthened over Arizona and created a period of very hot temperatures August 25-30 across southeast Arizona. High temperatures were 6 to 14 degrees above normal causing the Moderate to Major Heat Risk categories to be reached and numerous high temperature records to be established. A total of eleven heat-related fatalities were reported by the Pima County Medical Examiner.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1138859. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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