Excessive Heat — Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona
July 10, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Well above normal temperatures occurred in southeast Arizona July 10th through the 12th. Record high temperatures include 110 degrees (tie) at Tucson International Airport and 107 degrees at Sasabe on the 10th, 110 degrees at Sells and Safford (tie), 108 at Sasabe, 107 at Willcox, 106 at Duncan (tie) and 104 at Nogales Airport on the 11th, and 111 degrees (tie) at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and 108 at Sasabe on the 12th. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for three adult males and one unidentified male during this time frame but exact dates are estimated. One individual perished on the grounds of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on the 10th. Three others died on the Tohono O'odham Nation--one in the vicinity of Menager's Dam
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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.