Heat — Santa Catalina And Rincon Mountains, Arizona
June 12, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A man on a four-day hike suffered heat exhaustion in the Santa Catalina Mountains. He had checked in the morning of his passing but did not make it to his pick up point. High temperatures were above normal and ranged from 90 to 100 degrees between 5000 and 7000 feet.
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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.