Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 3 to 8 degrees above normal with Little to Minor HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was the cause of death for two individuals, one in Tucson and one in Ajo.
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The episode as NWS TWC wrote it up.
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 3 to 8 degrees above normal with Little to Minor HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was the cause of death for two individuals, one in Tucson and one in Ajo.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 3 to 8 degrees above normal with Minor HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was the cause of death for an individual in Ajo. A CWOP site recorded a high temperature of 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 3 to 8 degrees above normal with Minor HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was the cause of death for an individual in Tucson. The Tucson International Airport ASOS recorded a high temperature of 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Western Pima County | 2026-04-01 | 36 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Heat, Tucson Metro Area | 2026-04-04 | 87 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, April 2026
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: 1330152, 1330155.