Excessive Heat — Greater Phoenix Area, Arizona
June 19, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Unusually strong high pressure aloft developed across Arizona during the middle of June, beginning Saturday June 18th and persisting into next week. The strong high pressure, combined with dry air and sunny skies, led to very dangerous heat across the greater Phoenix area on Sunday June 19th. An Excessive Heat Warning was in effect starting at 1000MST and continuing through the evening hours; the high temperature in Phoenix reached 118 degrees which set a new record for the date. This dangerous heat led to the death of a mountain biker in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve during the morning hours. According to spokesman Captain Larry Subervi of the Phoenix Fire Department, fire crews responded to reports of an adult with heat related issues about 1 mile from the Desert Vista Trailhead shortly
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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.