The scorching temperatures that set numerous records in Las Vegas this summer are lingering after Labor Day.
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The advisory from the Clark County Division of Air Quality is in response to storms that blew dust into the Las Vegas Valley.
When the temperature at the Las Vegas airport reached 117 degrees at 3:08 p.m. Tuesday, the valley had its fourth straight day of the high reaching at least 115.
The west side and central valley received the most precipitation Tuesday while an avalanche danger remained in the Spring Mountains.
Harry Reid International Airport recorded 0.37 inches of rain Monday, breaking the Feb. 5 record of 0.33 inches set in 1948, the National Weather Service reported.
Expect to see some rain and snow in Southern Nevada during Super Bowl week, thanks to a “Pineapple Express” that is hitting California.
For those who can afford to plunk down an average of more than $10,000 a seat — the highest for any Super Bowl — some rain gear certainly is affordable.
Beware the Aedes Aegypti, an aggressive breed of mosquito that likes humans as its host and backyards as its breeding ground, that’s been spreading across the Las Vegas Valley.
The National Weather Service says parts of Clark County received up to 2 inches of rain Thursday.
The water and destruction from the Labor Day weekend storm came swiftly at a home on the base of Frenchman Mountain.
Nobody was found in searches after reports of several people being swept away in two Las Vegas flood channel incidents.
The National Weather Service radar operates from a site near Nelson Peak, about 15 miles south of Boulder City.
Harry Reid International Airport hit 97 degrees Monday, which means Las Vegas has failed to reach 100 degrees for 291 straight days.
All parts of the Las Vegas Valley got wet Saturday while Lee Canyon received 13 inches of snow. Sunday will be dry.
Winter is not over yet for the Las Vegas Valley. Expect some rain, snow and strong winds as another storm arrives from the west.
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