Excessive Heat — Tucson Metro Area, Arizona
August 16, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Very hot temperatures around 9 degrees above normal caused the Major Heat Risk category to be reached across eastern Pima County. The low temperature at the Tucson International Airport was 84 degrees and the high was 108. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined that heat was the primary cause of death for two individuals in Tucson. Heat was determined to be a contributing factor in the deaths of two others (one outdoors who had a complicating factor of drug toxicity; and an elderly individual in a vehicle who had other health issues).
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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.