Las Vegas airport’s 2-month streak of 100F or higher days has ended

By Marvin Clemons Las Vegas Review-Journal

3 months ago

The high at the airport reached 96 on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, the first time in 64 days that a 1 ... — The high at the airport reached 96 on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, the first time in 64 days that a 100-degree reading was not reached, according to the National Weather Service. The sun shines through a creosote bush at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area west of Las Vegas, on Sunday, July 7, 2024, the hottest day in Las Vegas weather history when it reached 120 degrees. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

For the first time in more than two months, the highest daily temperature at the Las Vegas airport did not reach 100 degrees on Friday.

The official valley measuring station at Harry Reid International Airport topped out Friday at 96, the first time in 64 days without triple digits being reached. The last sub-100 day was June 19, when the thermometer reached 99.

The 1944 record of 66 consecutive days reaching 100 or higher remains, National Weather Service meteorologist Clay Morgan said.

Weekend highs should also stay below 100 as temperatures will be 6 to 7 degrees below normal.

“The heat respite will be in full swing Saturday and Sunday with highs in the mid-90s,” Morgan said. “It will be pretty windy on Saturday but there should be less wind on Sunday.”

A red flag warning about high winds and low humidity was set to expire at 11 p.m. Saturday.

Highs should climb back into triple digits by Tuesday, Morgan said.

Rain chances are minimal for the weekend. The airport has only seen a trace of rain during the month, which was on Aug. 8.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.