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Excessive Heat in Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys, Arizona
Excessive Heat June 6, 2024 – June 7, 2024 · Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Hot temperatures 8 to 10 degrees above normal were experienced in the Upper Gila River Valley on June 6 and June 7, causing the Major Heat Risk category to be reached. Safford Airport recorded highs of 110 degrees and 108 degrees for June 6 and June 7.
The wider storm
Hot temperatures 5 to 11 degrees degrees above normal were experienced across southeast Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined that heat was a contributing factor in the death of one individual in Tucson on June 7 and another on June 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1179685. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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