Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Tucson Metro Area
Event narrative (NOAA)
Above normal temperatures occurred in Santa Cruz and eastern Pima counties on July 8th. High temperatures included 108 degrees at the Tucson International Airport, 106 at Sells and 103 at Nogales. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two adult males, one 2 miles northwest of Nogales and antoher within the Ironwood Forest National Monument.
Other notable heat events in Arizona
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.