Arizona, 2019Excessive Heat and Heat in Arizona, August 14 to 16, 2019
August 14 to 16, 2019 · NWS TWC · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
Very hot temperatures were recorded in southeast Arizona, especially from the Gila River Valley on the San Carlos Apache Tribe reservation and the Tucson Metro westward on August 14th through the 16th. Several record highs were tied or broken.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Very hot temperatures were recorded in southeast Arizona, especially from the Gila River Valley on the San Carlos Apache Tribe reservation and the Tucson Metro westward on August 14th through the 16th. Several record highs were tied or broken. One heat-related fatality occurred in the San Pedro River Valley in far southern Cochise County on August 14th.
Excessive Heat, Western Pima County
- When
- August 14, 10:00 AM MST to August 16, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Western Pima County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very hot temperatures occurred on August 14th through the 16th with respective high temperatures of 110, 113 (record) and 115 (record) degrees at Ajo, 109, 109 and 108 at Picacho, 110, 111, and 106 at Sells and 114 degrees on all three days (all were records) at Organ Pipe National Monument.
Excessive Heat, Tohono O Odham Nation
- When
- August 14, 10:00 AM MST to August 16, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tohono O Odham Nation forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 32.501, -111.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very hot temperatures occurred on August 14th through the 16th with respective high temperatures of 110, 113 (record) and 115 (record) degrees at Ajo, 109, 109 and 108 at Picacho, 110, 111, and 106 at Sells and 114 degrees on all three days (all were records) at Organ Pipe National Monument.
Excessive Heat, South Central Pinal County
- When
- August 14, 10:00 AM MST to August 16, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- South Central Pinal County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 32.904, -111.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very hot temperatures occurred on August 14th through the 16th with respective high temperatures of 110, 113 (record) and 115 (record) degrees at Ajo, 109, 109 and 108 at Picacho, 110, 111, and 106 at Sells and 114 degrees on all three days (all were records) at Organ Pipe National Monument.
Excessive Heat, Tucson Metro Area
- When
- August 14, 10:00 AM MST to August 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tucson Metro Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very hot temperatures occurred on August 14th and 15th with respective high temperatures of 107 (tied record) and 108 degrees at Tucson International Airport, and 108 and 107 degrees in the Gila River Valley on the San Carlos Apache Tribe reservation.
Excessive Heat, Southeast Pinal County
- When
- August 14, 10:00 AM MST to August 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southeast Pinal County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 32.904, -111.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very hot temperatures occurred on August 14th and 15th with respective high temperatures of 107 (tied record) and 108 degrees at Tucson International Airport, and 108 and 107 degrees in the Gila River Valley on the San Carlos Apache Tribe reservation.
Excessive Heat, Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys
- When
- August 14, 10:00 AM MST to August 15, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 33.074, -109.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Very hot temperatures occurred on August 14th and 15th with respective high temperatures of 107 (tied record) and 108 degrees at Tucson International Airport, and 108 and 107 degrees in the Gila River Valley on the San Carlos Apache Tribe reservation.
Heat, Upper San Pedro River Valley
- When
- August 14, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper San Pedro River Valley forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 32.109, -110.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Above normal temperatures occurred in the San Pedro River Valley of Cochise County on August 14th. High temperatures were ranged from the upper 90s in the southwest part of the county to the lower 100s in northwest sections. The warmest temperature was 105 degrees in Cascabel which tied a record for the date. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that heat was the primary cause of death for one adult female near the International Border in the vicinity of Palominas.
- Excessive Heat
- Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Excessive Heat and Wildfire in California, August 14 to 15, 2019$400,000 · 6 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, August 14, 2019$125,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Mississippi, August 14, 2019$33,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in Texas, August 14, 20193 injured · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Texas, August 14, 2019$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, August 14, 2019$19,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 14, 2019$2,000 · 3 in hail · 17 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 14, 2019$500 · 1.25 in hail · 15 events
- Heat in California, August 14 to 16, 201913 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, August 14, 20196 events
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, August 14, 20196 events
- Hail in Wyoming, August 14, 2019$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events
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: 854710, 875327, 875329, 875331, 875333, 875334, 875338.