Cold/Wind Chill in Arizona

Events

46

Deaths

27

Injuries

1

Damage

$225,000

• Extreme Cold and Frost and Freeze in Arizona, February 2 to 3, 20112 deaths · 3 injured · $3.3 million · 10 eventsAn unusually cold air mass had a significant impact on Southeast Arizona.
• Cold in Arizona, February 2 to 3, 20222 deaths · 2 eventsSeveral inches of snow fell across the Pinaleno and Chiricahua mountains during the afternoon and evening hours of February 2. The snow was accompanied by wind chill temperatures around 10 degrees.
• Cold in Arizona, February 16 to 17, 20232 deaths · $5,000 · 2 eventsCold temperatures settled into southeast Arizona on the morning of February 16 after the passage of a winter storm system. While temperatures warmed up the following night, strong winds created cold wind chill conditions into February 17.
• Cold in Arizona, December 15 to 18, 20242 deaths · 2 eventsCold 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 Nogales and one in Tucson.
• Cold in Arizona, January 24 to 25, 20252 deaths · 2 eventsCold 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.
• Cold in Arizona, January 23 to 24, 20232 deaths · 1 eventA series of cold nights occurred across southeast Arizona in mid to late January with low temperatures 15 to 25 degrees below normal. The Pima County Medical Examiner determined that hypothermia was the primary cause of death for two individuals in Patagonia.
• Cold in Arizona, January 18, 20262 deaths · 1 eventCold morning temperatures near normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that cold and hypothermia was the primary factor in the cause of death for two individuals, one in Tucson and one in Sahuarita.
• Frost and Freeze and Cold in Arizona, January 12 to 16, 20131 death · $190,000 · 7 eventsCold low temperatures persisted across much of southeast Arizona for several nights. One fatality was attributed to the very cold temperatures. Most of the damage consisted of broken water pipes.
• Wildfire and High Wind in Arizona, February 23 to 24, 20221 death · $150,000 · 58 kt wind · 6 eventsAn upper level low pressure system moved across the Great Basin bringing strong southwest winds across Cochise, Greenlee and Santa Cruz counties. The winds reduced visibility to between a quarter and a half mile for 3 hours along I-10 from Willcox eastward.
• Cold in Arizona, December 16, 20151 death · 1 eventHigh pressure moved over northern Arizona in the wake of a strong cold front. The combination of cold dry air, low humidity, and no wind allowed temperatures to plummet.
• Cold in Arizona, January 7, 20201 death · 1 eventCold temperatures for January were observed on the Tohono O'odham Nation. One cold-related death occurred in the Baboquivari Mountains.
• Cold in Arizona, January 23, 20211 death · 1 eventTemperatures in the lower 30s were observed with wind chills in the 20s during the predawn hours of January 23rd. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that hypothermia was the primary cause of death for one adult male in the Peloncillo Mountains of southeast Cochise County.
• Cold in Arizona, February 6, 20231 death · 1 eventLow temperatures in the mid to upper 20s with wind chills near 20 degrees resulted in cold that was 15 to 20 degrees below the normal low temperature for February 6.
• Cold in Arizona, October 20, 20241 death · 1 eventCold morning temperatures 7 to 10 degrees below normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that cold was the primary factor in the cause of death for an individual in Tucson.
• Cold in Arizona, December 26, 20241 death · 1 eventCold morning temperatures near normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that environmental cold exposure contributed in the cause of death an individual in Tucson.
• Cold in Arizona, December 28, 20251 death · 1 eventCold 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 an individual in Sells.
• Cold in Arizona, March 19, 20251 death · 1 eventCold morning temperatures near normal across Southeastern Arizona. A weather station in Rio Rico reached a low temperature of 26 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cold in Arizona, February 15, 20251 death · 1 eventCold morning temperatures near normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that hypothermia was the primary factor in the cause of death of an individual in Sierra Vista.
• Cold in Arizona, January 14, 20251 death · 1 eventCold 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 one individual in Willcox.
• Cold in Arizona, February 17, 20261 death · 1 eventCool morning temperatures near normal across Southeastern Arizona. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that cold and hypothermia was a contributing factor in the cause of death for an individual one in Tucson.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Arizona, January 1 to 6, 2011$1.3 million · 5 eventsAn arctic front left very cold temperatures across northern Arizona to start out 2011. The cold temperatures froze pipes and caused flooding even in the usually coldest locations.
• Cold in Arizona, January 21 to 22, 2007$50,000 · 1 eventA hard freeze with record low temperatures across the Tucson area caused many problems with frozen water pipes which subsequently burst and caused damage.
• Cold in Arizona, January 1 to 2, 20227 eventsVery cold temperatures were felt across northern Arizona in the wake of a strong cold front and a fresh coating of snow.
• Cold in Arizona, April 17 to 19, 20135 eventsA strong cold front brought strong winds and then record cold temperatures.
• Cold in Arizona, December 13 to 14, 20223 eventsA cold front brought snow and lower elevation rain across northern Arizona December 11-13. Very cold and dry air was left over the area.

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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 2026-09-24.