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Excessive Heat — Joshua Tree National Park, California
August 22, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Strong high pressure developed over southeast California during late August, and led to excessive heat across Joshua Tree National Park beginning on Monday August 22nd. High temperatures across the east end of the park climbed well in excess of 100 degrees Monday, and peaked above 110 Tuesday through Saturday. The excessive heat led to the deaths of a 44 year old Dutch man and a 38 year old German woman on Monday afternoon. According to Lt. Tingle of the Sheriff's Indio station, the bodies were found near Black Eagle Mine road. The dead man was found on the edge of the road, about a mile and a half east of Pinto Basin Road, north of the Cottonwood Visitor's Center. The dead woman was found about one mile east of the man's body. Captain Raymond Gregory of the Sheriff's Indio station reporte
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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.