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Excessive Heat — Coachella Valley, California
June 14, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Coachella Valley
Event narrative (NOAA)
Extreme heat occurred across the Coachella Valley with temperatures over 120 degrees. Thermal reported a high of 119 twice along with a morning low temperature of 90. Palm Springs tied their all-time record high temperature of 123 degrees on June 17th and reported a low temperature of 90 the following morning. There was one heat-related fatality on June 19th in Palm Springs, where a man simply collapsed while walking down the city streets.
Other notable excessive heat events in California
Los Angeles County Valleys · September 1, 200710 killedLos Angeles County Coasts Including Downtown Los Angeles · September 3, 20078 killedSanta Clara Valley Including San Jose · July 2, 20246 killedSan Bernardino And Riverside County Valleys - The Inland Empire · September 1, 20074 killedSouthern Sacramento Valley · June 18, 20174 killedSan Francisco Peninsula Coast · September 1, 20173 killed
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.