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Weather by the numbers

Extreme heat and dryness led to a host of new records in 2017, including a rainless streak that started in September. 2017 ranked as the warmest year on record in Las Vegas, with an average temperature of 72.3 degrees. The high of 117 on June 20 tied the mark for the hottest temperature ever recorded in Las Vegas. The valley suffered through its driest fall ever and finished the year on a record run of 109 straight days without precipitation. Despite the long stretch without rain, 2017 ranked as the just 18th driest year on record in Las Vegas.

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LETTER: Up, up and away

I contend that the gas produced by the City Council is worse than anything the common folk could ever think of.

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