Heat — Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona
September 4, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet
Event narrative (NOAA)
Hot temperatures 6 to 9 degrees above normal occurred in southeast Cochise County, causing the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached September 4. A record high temperature of 105 degrees was set at McNeal. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for two males near Douglas on the 4th.
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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.