Excessive Heat — Greater Phoenix Area, Arizona
August 1, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Greater Phoenix Area
Event narrative (NOAA)
Very warm temperatures were reported throughout Maricopa County. Low temperatures in Phoenix for the first three days of August were records: 95, 91 and 89 degrees. There were 2 heat-related deaths reported in the county during this period.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.