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Excessive Heat in Western Pima County, Arizona
Excessive Heat June 12, 2018 – June 13, 2018 · Western Pima County, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Well above normal temperatures occurred in southeast Arizona on June 13th. Several new record high temperatures were established including 110 degrees at Picacho, 109 at Safford Airport, 107 at Duncan and 105 at Sasabe. Other high temperatures included 107 at Sells. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two adult males, one west of Ajo, and another in northwest Santa Cruz County.
The wider storm
Very hot temperatures were experienced in parts of southeast Arizona on June 13th with several new record highs established. Two heat-related fatalities occurred--one in western Pima County and another in northwest Santa Cruz County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 861893. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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