California, 2017

Excessive Heat in California, June 24 to 25, 2017

June 24 to 25, 2017 · NWS SGX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

This is a continuation of the heat wave that began on June 16th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.

This is a continuation of the heat wave that began on June 16th.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Coachella Valley

When
June 24, 10:00 AM PST to 3:00 PM PST
Where
Coachella Valley forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An Elderly hiker died while hiking on a trail in La Quinta. Heat was suspected as a factor.

Excessive Heat, Coachella Valley

When
June 24, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 6:00 PM PST
Where
Coachella Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Palm Springs recorded an afternoon high of 122 degrees on both the 24th and 25th, just on degree shy of the all time record.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Excessive Heat, Coachella Valley2017-06-2471MaleOutside/Open AreasDirect

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 708125, 708126.