Excessive Heat — Greater Phoenix Area, Arizona
June 2, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Strong high pressure aloft developed during the first weekend of June, and on June 2nd, high temperatures reached to 110 degrees across the south central Arizona deserts, including the greater Phoenix area. The high temperature at Sky Harbor Airport was 109 degrees. As a result of the heat, an Excessive Heat Warning was issued for the Phoenix area, running from 10 am until 8 pm. A 21 year old Arizona man went hiking in the White Tank Mountains during the morning hours on Sunday; he left at 630 am with 2 friends to go on a 10 mile hike along Ford Canyon. At about 11:30 am, his friends called for help, stating that he was cramping and had passed out. They tried to perform CPR on him; meanwhile MCSO rescue teams arrived by helicopter and they pronounced him dead - a result of the heat. The ma
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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.