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Excessive Heat — Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California
July 2, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Through the month of July, 28 deaths across Santa Clara County were being investigated for heat-related impacts. 19 of those were reported from July 1 to July 11; the remaining 9 died on unknown days. Ages ranged from 32 to 84. Of the 19 people who died from the 1st to the 11th, four were homeless, one was in a transitional housing program, and nine were over 65.
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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.