Excessive Heat — Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona
July 10, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Very hot temperatures 6 to 18 degrees above normal occurred in the lower elevations of southeast Arizona, causing the High Heat Risk category to be reached July 10 through July 13. A number of daily high temperature records were tied or broken. Safford Airport recorded its highest temperature ever of 115 degrees on July 11 and set new daily record highs of 111 on July 10 and 112 on July 12. Tucson International Airport set a new daily high temperature record of 113 on July 12, which was just one degree shy of the all time hottest temperature for July. The Tucson Airport also recorded its highest minimum temperature ever when it only dropped to 89 degrees on July 13. On July 11 new record highs included 113 degrees at Duncan, 110 at Fort Thomas, 109 at Willcox and 103 at Sierra Vista. O
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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.