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Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat

WESTERN PIMA COUNTY

647170

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Event typeevent_typeExcessive Heat
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id647,170
Episode IDepisode_id106,584
Begin UTCbegin_utc2016-06-03T20:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2016-06-07T02:00:00+00:00
StatestateARIZONA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameWESTERN PIMA COUNTY
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceBroadcast Media
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeIntense high pressure over the southwest U.S. led to record-breaking temperatures of 108 to 114 degrees in the lower elevations of southeast Arizona. No heat-related fatalities occurred.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeVery hot temperatures over a four-day stretch contributed to at least 14 serious heat-related illnesses in Eastern Pima County alone. A 72-year old man was airlifted to the hospital after he suffered heat exhaustion on Tanque Verde Falls hiking trail on June 3rd. Tucson International Airport tied a record high of 107 degrees on June 3rd, and set new records of 110 on June 5th and 111 on June 6th, respectively. Organ Pipe National Monument set new record highs of 111 on June 3rd and 114 on June 5th. Temperatures during the period were as hot as 108 in Oracle and Sasabe, 109 in the Sierra Vista/Benson area and 112 in Sells.
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