Excessive Heat in Western Pima County, Arizona

Excessive Heat August 3, 2024 – August 4, 2024 · Western Pima County, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hot temperatures about 7 to 11 degrees above normal were experienced in western Pima County, causing the Major Heat Risk category to be reached.

The wider storm

Hot temperatures typically 7 to 11 degrees above normal were experienced across southeast Arizona August 3 and 4. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two individuals in Tucson on August 3 and one individual found in the desert near Arivaca on August 4.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1202246. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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