Some Arizona anniversaries today. On June 26, 1990, Phoenix hit an all-time record heat of 122 degrees F, and Tucson hit its all-time record of 117. We lived in Flagstaff, which didn’t hit its record (97 F back in 1973), but the day was quite hot for Flagstaff, where home air conditioning is less common because of its normally cooler climate. My Beth was pregnant with our daughter Emily.
Also on June 26, the catastrophic Dude Fire near Payson, AZ took six lives—five inmates from a state prison who were fighting the fire, and one of their guards. We had spent the weekend in that area not many weeks before.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/behind-the-lens/2015/06/26/dude-fire/28981819/
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