Arizona, 2026Heat in Arizona, March 22 to 24, 2026
March 22 to 24, 2026 · NWS TWC · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 14 to 18 degrees above normal with Minor to Moderate HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that the cause of death for 3 individuals had heat as a contributing factor.
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- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 14 to 18 degrees above normal with Minor to Moderate HeatRisk. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that the cause of death for 3 individuals had heat as a contributing factor. One heat contributed in Tucson and two individuals deaths were heat caused, one in Tucson and one in Sells. An Extreme Heat Warning was in effect for all the lower deserts from March 19th through March 22nd.
Heat, Tucson Metro Area
- When
- March 22, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tucson Metro Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 18 degrees above normal, causing Minor HeatRisk. The Tucson International Airport reached a high temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was a contributing factor in the cause of death for an individual in Tucson.
Heat, Tucson Metro Area
- When
- March 23, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tucson Metro Area forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 32.097, -111.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 15 degrees above normal, causing Minor HeatRisk. The Tucson International Airport reached a high temperature of 96 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was the primary factor in the cause of death for an individual in Tucson.
Heat, Tohono O Odham Nation
- When
- March 24, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tohono O Odham Nation forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 32.501, -111.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High temperatures in Southeastern Arizona were 15 degrees above normal, causing Minor HeatRisk. The Sells RAWS reached a high temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pima County Medical Examiner found that heat was the primary factor in the cause of death for an individual in Sells.
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
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