Excessive Heat — Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, Arizona

2013-06-27 · Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, Arizona

Event narrative

The Sedona Airport set a new record high of 100F for the day. The previous record of 93F was last set in 1996.

Wider weather episode

A very strong high pressure center developed over northern Arizona during the last several days of June. Many new record daily highs were set or tied during this time.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 477913. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.