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Heat in Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys, Arizona
Heat July 18, 2025 · Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 3 degrees above normal, causing Minor HeatRisk. The Safford Regional Airport reached a high temperature of 102 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that the cause of death for an individual in Solomon was heat contributed.
The wider storm
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona varied greatly from 5 to 12 degrees below normal to 2 to 3 degrees above normal, causing Low HeatRisk throughout the whole period. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was a factor in the cause of death for 9 individuals. 8 of these deaths were due to heat contribution in Tucson and Solomon, while 1 was heat caused in Tucson.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1285765. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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