Excessive Heat — Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona
June 12, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Very hot high temperatures of 106 to 119 degrees, or 8 to 13 degrees above normal, occurred in the lower elevations of southeast Arizona June 12-20, and caused the High Heat Risk category to be reached. New record daily high temperature records were established at numerous sites on several days during this period. For Tucson International Airport, this nine day period contributed to the hottest June on record and the 4th hottest temperature on record of 115 degrees occurred on June 15. Sites that tied or broke all time hottest temperature records included Ajo with 119 degrees, Sasabe with 113, Green Valley with 112. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for 14 people found in the desert of Pima and Santa Cruz counties during this time period.
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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.