This is a continuation of the heat wave that began on June 16th.
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.
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.
The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.
This is a continuation of the heat wave that began on June 16th.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
An Elderly hiker died while hiking on a trail in La Quinta. Heat was suspected as a factor.
Palm Springs recorded an afternoon high of 122 degrees on both the 24th and 25th, just on degree shy of the all time record.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excessive Heat, Coachella Valley | 2017-06-24 | 71 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in California, June 2017
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.