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Heat in Western Pima County, Arizona
Heat October 10, 2024 · Western Pima County, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Hot temperatures 8 to 16 degrees above normal caused record-breaking heat across Southeast Arizona. An Ajo CWOP station reached a high temperature of 103 degrees Fahrenheit and reached Major HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for an individual in Ajo.
The wider storm
Hot temperatures 8 to 16 degrees above normal caused record-breaking heat across Southeast Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for three individuals in Douglas, Bisbee, and Ajo. The Pima County Medical Examiner also found heat contributed to the death of another individual in the Tucson Metro area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1220959. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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