Arizona, 2025

Cold in Arizona, January 24 to 25, 2025

January 24 to 25, 2025 · NWS TWC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Cold morning temperatures near normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that cold was the primary factor in the cause of death for two individuals, one in Pima and one in Huachuca City.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
2
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Cold morning temperatures near normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that cold was the primary factor in the cause of death for two individuals, one in Pima and one in Huachuca City.

The radar

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Event by event

2 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys

When
January 24, 12:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
Where
Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
33.074, -109.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold morning temperatures were 4 to 7 degrees below normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Safford Airport reached a low temperature of 28 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that environmental cold exposure was the primary factor in the cause of death for an individual in Pima.

Cold/Wind Chill, Upper San Pedro River Valley

When
January 25, 12:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM 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)

Cold morning temperatures were 4 to 7 degrees below normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Sierra Vista Municipal Airport reached a low temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that environmental cold exposure was the primary factor in the cause of death for an individual in Huachuca City.

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
Cold/Wind Chill, Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys2025-01-2481MalePermanent HomeDirect
Cold/Wind Chill, Upper San Pedro River Valley2025-01-2572MalePermanent HomeDirect

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

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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: 1231001, 1231003.