Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5252

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5252

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Table 1. Average maximum and average minimum air temperature and average annual precipitation at Las Vegas and Overton, Nevada, 1961–90.

[Data for Las Vegas and Overton obtained from Desert Research Institute at www.wrcc.dri,edu. The period 1961–90 was selected because it coincides with official National Climatic Data Center records for Las Vegas. The 1961–90 data for Overton are unofficial]

  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
National Weather Service Office, McCarran Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada
Air temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit
Average maximum 57.3 63.3 68.8 77.5 87.8 100.3 105.9 103.2 94.7 82.1 67.4 57.5 80.5
Average minimum 33.6 36.8 43.8 50.7 60.2 69.4 76.2 74.2 66.2 54.3 42.6 33.9 53.7
Precipitation, in inches
Average 0.48 0.48 0.42 0.21 0.28 0.12 0.35 0.49 0.28 0.21 0.43 0.38 4.13
Overton, Nevada
Air temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit
Average maximum 62.0 66.0 72.2 81.8 91.0 100.5 107.8 105.4 97.8 87.7 69.8 60.7 83.8
Average minimum 28.0 32.5 38.0 45.9 53.3 61.6 69.6 69.7 59.1 49.7 37.7 30.5 48.1
Precipitation, in inches
Average 0.20 0.19 0.29 0.36 0.14 0.10 0.11 0.21 0.45 0.16 0.61 0.49 3.31

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