Arizona, 2022

Heat in Arizona, September 19, 2022

September 19, 2022 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A broad ridge of high pressure centered over the Southern Plains led to temperatures climbing slightly above normal in Phoenix on the 19th. The high temperature in Phoenix on the 19th topped out at 104 degrees.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
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

The episode as NWS PSR wrote it up.

A broad ridge of high pressure centered over the Southern Plains led to temperatures climbing slightly above normal in Phoenix on the 19th. The high temperature in Phoenix on the 19th topped out at 104 degrees. According to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, one heat-associated fatality occurred on this day.

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Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Central Phoenix

When
September 19, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Central Phoenix forecast zone
Deaths
0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.349, -112.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One indirect fatality was reported by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, with their details, such as age, gender, circumstances, and exact location unavailable.

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
Heat, Central Phoenix2022-09-19UnknownIndirect

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: 1149112.