The Dexes / Heat & Excessive Heat / 647188
Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat
UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER AND ALTAR VALLEYS
647188
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Excessive Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 647,188 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 106,585 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2016-06-18T20:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2016-06-21T02:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ARIZONA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER AND ALTAR VALLEYS |
| 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 | Broadcast Media |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Intense high pressure over the southwest U.S. led to record-breaking high temperatures of 108 to 119 degrees and resulted in four fatalities. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | A three-day stretch of very hot temperatures resulted in four heat-related fatalities and at least 19 heat-related illnesses in southeast Arizona, all of which were reported in Eastern Pima County. Out of three men who were hiking the Ventana Canyon Trail Sunday, June 19th, two died of heat stroke, although one was not found until Tuesday. The third man suffered heat-related injuries but survived. A woman died of heat stoke that same day hiking Finger Rock Trail. Her companion was airlifted to a hospital for treatment of heat-related illness. Also on that same day, a woman walking the city's Loop walking and biking trail succumbed to heat stroke near Interstate 10 and Irvington. Tucson International Airport recorded its third hottest day ever and the warmest day since 1994 with a record setting 115 degrees on June 19th. Other record highs on the 19th included 115 degrees at Picacho Peak, 119 at Organ Pipe National Monument, 112 at Safford and 109 at Nogales and Bisbee-Douglas Airport. On June 20th, additional record highs were set although the actual temperatures were not quite as hot. |
| Yearyear | 2,016 |
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