Excessive Heat — Tohono O Odham Nation, Arizona
September 12, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Very hot high temperatures of 105 to 109 degrees, or 5 to 10 degrees above normal, occurred in the lower deserts of western Pima County and the Tohono O'odham Nation September 12-13, and caused the High Heat Risk category to be reached. While temperatures fell just shy of records, the Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for three persons found in the desert on the Tohono O'odham Nation, one female north of San Simon on the 12th, another female southwest of Vamori and one male west of Cowlic on the 13th.
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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.