Arizona, 2023

Heat in Arizona, September 6, 2023

September 6, 2023 · NWS TWC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Hot temperatures around 5 degrees above normal caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached. One heat-related fatality was reported by the Pima County Medical Examiner in the Benson area.

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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 TWC wrote it up.

Hot temperatures around 5 degrees above normal caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached. One heat-related fatality was reported by the Pima County Medical Examiner in the Benson area.

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Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Upper San Pedro River Valley

When
September 6, 11:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where
Upper San Pedro River Valley forecast zone
Deaths
0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
32.109, -110.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hot temperatures around 5 degrees above normal caused the Moderate Heat Risk category to be reached in Benson where temperatures topped out near 100 degrees. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined heat to be a contributing factor in the death of an intoxicated individual found in their vehicle who was a chronic alcohol abuser.

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, Upper San Pedro River Valley2023-09-0664MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerIndirect

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: 1141655.