Arizona, 2019

Heat in Arizona, June 16, 2019

June 16, 2019 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Relatively strong high pressure aloft developed across the central deserts of Arizona on June 16th, resulting in high temperatures that were a few degrees above normal. Although the heat was still well below heat warning thresholds, it was still significant enough to result in injuries due to careless behavior.

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The toll

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

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

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Relatively strong high pressure aloft developed across the central deserts of Arizona on June 16th, resulting in high temperatures that were a few degrees above normal. Although the heat was still well below heat warning thresholds, it was still significant enough to result in injuries due to careless behavior. During the early afternoon hours, an infant suffered heat related injuries after being left in a car for an extended period of time. The injury occurred in the greater Phoenix area, about 1 mile west of the town of Goodyear. The high temperature for the day in Phoenix was 107 degrees, just 3 degrees above the normal of 104.

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1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Buckeye/Avondale

When
June 16, 10:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Buckeye/Avondale forecast zone
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Relatively strong high pressure aloft developed across the central deserts on June 16th allowing high temperatures to climb a few degrees above seasonal normals. Although the heat did not reach to excessive heat warning levels, it was significant enough to result in an injury to an infant left unattended in an automobile. According to local broadcast media, at about 1400MST a five month old baby was found alone in a car; the infant suffered heat-related injuries but was found alive. The baby was found about 1 mile to the west of the town of Goodyear. The high temperature in Phoenix that day was 107 degrees and it was estimated to be about 106 at the time the infant was located.

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 836999.