Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Western Pima County
Event narrative (NOAA)
Above normal temperatures occurred in Western Pima County on August 2nd and 3rd. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument recorded high temperatures of 106 on the 2nd and 108 degrees on the 3rd, while Ajo reached 109 and 108 degrees, respectively. Low temperatures were also above normal, in the lower 80s. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for one adult male just northeast of Ajo on the 3rd.
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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.