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HeatAlbuquerque Metro Area, New Mexico

August 6, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Albuquerque Metro Area

Event narrative (NOAA)

An Albuquerque toddler died Monday afternoon after being left inside a car for at least 8 hours. The boy was found Monday afternoon inside the car and was pronounced dead later at the hospital. High temperature recorded at the Albuquerque International Sunport was 93F.

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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.

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