Excessive Heat — Yuma/Martinez Lake And Vicinity, Arizona
July 9, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Strong high pressure aloft over the desert southwest led to excessive heat across the southwestern Arizona deserts on July 11th. An excessive heat warning had been in effect since 2 pm Monday, and remained in effect through 8 pm Wednesday. Although high temperatures lowered to around 110 on Wednesday, highs across the western Arizona and southeast California deserts reached between 115 and 118 on the 9th and 10th. Despite the excessive heat warning the heat proved deadly for a Somerton man on July 11th. According to an article in the Yuma Sun, shortly after 8 pm, firefighters were dispatched to a residence in the 3300 block of West Mandarina Street. When the firefighters entered the home, they realized there was no air conditioning and temperatures were in excess of 100 degrees. They found
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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.