Arizona, 2018Excessive Heat in Arizona, June 3 to 5, 2018
June 3 to 5, 2018 · NWS PSR · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Excessive heat warning conditions were observed across central and southern Arizona with 2 direct fatalities reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
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- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Excessive heat warning conditions were observed across central and southern Arizona with 2 direct fatalities reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 2, 8:30 PM MST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 8:30 PM MST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
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</html>Excessive Heat, Central Phoenix
- When
- June 3, 12:00 AM MST to June 5, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central Phoenix forecast zone
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two direct fatalities were reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender and circumstances unavailable.
Excessive Heat, Buckeye/Avondale
- When
- June 3, 6:00 PM MST to June 5, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Buckeye/Avondale forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, North Phoenix/Glendale
- When
- June 3, 6:00 PM MST to June 5, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- North Phoenix/Glendale forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, East Valley
- When
- June 3, 6:00 PM MST to June 5, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- East Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, South Mountain/Ahwatukee
- When
- June 3, 6:00 PM MST to June 5, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- South Mountain/Ahwatukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 855619, 864320, 864321, 864322, 864323.