Excessive Heat — Tucson Metro Area, Arizona
July 9, 2025 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Tucson Metro Area
Event narrative (NOAA)
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 12 degrees above normal, causing Major HeatRisk. The Tucson International Airport reached a high temperature of 113 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that the cause of death for two individuals, one in Tucson and one in Three Points, to be heat caused and one individual in Tucson's cause of death was heat contributed.
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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.