Heat in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

A strong ridge of high pressure across Arizona caused extreme heat in the desert Southwest with temperatures above seasonal normals. The extreme heat lasted for the first two weeks of July with some of the hottest days being over the Fourth of July weekend. Throughout this heat wave several bodies, some identified and some not, where found in the desert, all were believed to have died as a result of the extreme heat.Below is a table of the temperatures for several stations across Southeast Arizona during the Fourth of July weekend: TUS DUG OLS Sells O.P. Ajo P.P.July 2nd 106 101 99 106 103 M 110July 3rd 106 101 98 105 M M 109July 4th 107 103 103 108 M 109 109 July 5th 110 105 104 110 99 108 112TUS = Tucson International AirportDUG = Douglas / Bisbee International AirportOLS = Nogales International AirportO.P. = Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Cooperative ObserverP.P. = Picacho Peak State Park Cooperative ObserverSells = Sells Fire Station Cooperative ObserverAjo = Ajo Cooperative ObserverM = Missing Data