The Dexes / Heat & Excessive Heat / 239843
Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat
GREATER PHOENIX AREA
239843
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 239,843 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 41,220 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2010-07-01T07:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2010-07-31T07:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ARIZONA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | GREATER PHOENIX AREA |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | County Official |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Hot daytime temperatures and unusually warm nights resulted in heat indices over 110 degrees. While the average monthly temperature for July was slightly higher than normal in Phoenix, the average low temperature was much higher(4.0 degrees) than normal. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | The heat wave from late June continued into July. The last 3 days of June saw high temperatures over 110 degrees in Phoenix, and lows in the 80s. The average daily temperature was 101F on the last day of June, and remained over 100 through July 2nd. For the first two days of July the high temperature was 114. Excessive heat continued in Phoenix through the middle of the month, when the average daily temperature was 104 degrees on the 15th and the 16th. In Maricopa County alone, there were 44 heat caused or heat related deaths from late May through the end of the month of July. Hospitals across the Valley treated many patients with varying symptoms. |
| Yearyear | 2,010 |
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