Las Vegas gets first measurable rain since April

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

Las Vegas' sixth-longest dry streak has ended - barely - at 137 days.

Meteorologist Faith Borden says the 0.01 inch of rain that fell Tuesday at McCarran International Airport was the first time more than a trace was recorded at the official weather station since April 22.

... It's been a summer of extremes in Las Vegas, where July's average temperature of 96.2 was the hottest since records started being kept in 1935. The July average is usually 90.5.

Read more: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012832536_apusvegasrain.html

[spanone]

1. breaking news: las vegas is in the desert

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

2. .. the HIGH Desert, yes. At 2000 ft above sea level.

[CreekDog]

4. breaking news: deserts including Las Vegas normally get rain

it is abnormal for Las Vegas to go 6 months without measurable rain.

[HughBeaumont]

3. Whew. I was there in August.

109. 105 degrees average for the four days. Still felt better than Ohio heat. At least my clothes didn't stick to me.

And yes, I'm going back next year.

[Lebam in LA]

5. I was there last week

and it was 83 at 3pm. The weather was great!

[HughBeaumont]

6. Lucky.

83 there would be awesome. It was 83 at 1 AM when I went. With hot wind.

Still, for how much there is to do there, you don't really think about how hot it is.