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Records, storms and outlooks for Las Vegas. Every item is dated and linked to the National Weather Service or NOAA product it comes from.

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We post an update when something notable happens to Las Vegas weather: a daily record, a big storm, or a new seasonal outlook. Each fact is checked against the most primary source we can find. That usually means a National Weather Service Las Vegas product (record event reports, storm reports, forecast discussions) or a NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlook. NWS text products only stay on weather.gov for a few days, so we link the permanent copies kept by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

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  1. Storms

    Storm week: thunderstorms, a hail risk and a Tornado Watch next door

    A deep low off California pulled moisture north into the region this week, and the NWS Las Vegas office spent Wednesday and Thursday tracking thunderstorms.

    • Wednesday, Oct 21: The NWS had a Tornado Watch and a Flash Flood Watch in effect for Mohave County, Arizona. It expected strong to severe storms in northwest Arizona and the lower Great Basin, with damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes and heavy rain all possible. The NWS said the Las Vegas Valley itself would likely not see that severe threat. That evening, NWS storm reports logged flash flooding in and near Death Valley: water flowing over CA-190 at Salt Creek and active flooding near Panamint Springs, where the California Highway Patrol said Trona Wildrose Road needed to be closed.
    • Thursday, Oct 22: The NWS forecast scattered showers and thunderstorms through the evening, with brief heavy rain, lightning, and small to possibly quarter-size hail. Fast-moving storms limit the flood threat. As of Thursday afternoon, the NWS Las Vegas storm reports for this week list no hail reports.
    • Next: Drier conditions and near-normal temperatures are expected this weekend and early next week.

    Forecasts change quickly. For watches and warnings, follow NWS Las Vegas.

    Sources: NWS Las Vegas: Area Forecast Discussion, 10:43 AM PDT Oct 21, 2026 (IEM archive) · NWS Las Vegas: Preliminary Local Storm Report, 7:31 PM PDT Oct 21, 2026 (IEM archive) · NWS Las Vegas: Area Forecast Discussion, 12:39 PM PDT Oct 22, 2026 (IEM archive)

  2. Outlook

    Winter outlook: strong El Niño tilts Las Vegas toward a wetter winter

    NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has an El Niño Advisory in effect. Its Oct 8 ENSO discussion says the event is still strengthening and that a strong-to-very-strong El Niño is likely through January–March 2027. It gives an 83% chance that October–December ends up stronger than any El Niño since 1950. The CPC adds that a stronger event makes typical El Niño impacts more likely, but not guaranteed.

    What that means for Las Vegas is in CPC’s seasonal outlook, issued Oct 15:

    • Rain: On the December–February map, Las Vegas falls in the area with at least a 40% chance of above-normal precipitation. In its discussion, the CPC favors above-normal precipitation for much of California and the Southwest, with lower odds there than in the Southeast.
    • Temperature: For Las Vegas, the December–February map shows “equal chances” of a warmer, colder or near-normal winter. That means the outlook doesn’t lean either way.

    These are probabilities for the season as a whole, not forecasts for any one storm. The CPC updates its ENSO discussion monthly. The next one is scheduled for Nov 12, 2026.

    Embedded post by Las Vegas Review-Journal (@reviewjournal) on X, shown via X's embed. The facts above are sourced to the primary records listed below.

    Sources: NOAA Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion, Oct 8, 2026 (page is replaced monthly) · CPC: October 2026 ENSO discussion archive (PDF and Word copies) · NOAA Climate Prediction Center: Prognostic Discussion for Long-Lead Seasonal Outlooks, 8:30 AM EDT Oct 15, 2026 (page is replaced monthly) · NOAA Climate Prediction Center: Dec–Jan–Feb outlook maps (lead 2) · NOAA Climate Prediction Center: October 2026 seasonal outlook GIS data (precipitation)

  3. Records

    Record cold high: Las Vegas tops out at 64°F

    On Tuesday, Oct 13, the high temperature in Las Vegas reached only 64°F. That set a new record for the coldest high temperature on that date, breaking the old record of 66°F from 1981. Records go back to 1937.

    The normal high for Oct 13 is 82.5°F (NOAA 1991–2020 daily normals), so the afternoon ran about 18 degrees below normal. It came two days after the record rain from Rachel’s remnants.

    The NWS calls the figures preliminary until NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information certifies them.

    Embedded post by NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) on X, shown via X's embed. The facts above are sourced to the primary records listed below.

    Sources: NWS Las Vegas: Record Event Report, 5:36 PM PDT Oct 13, 2026 (text archived by Iowa Environmental Mesonet) · NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020: daily normals, USW00023169

  4. Rain

    Record rain: 1.08 inches as Rachel's remnants pass

    Harry Reid International Airport measured 1.08 inches of rain on Sunday, Oct 11, setting a new daily record for the date. The previous Oct 11 record was 0.78 inches, set in 2012. Las Vegas records go back to 1937. A normal October brings 0.32 inches in total (NOAA 1991–2020 normals), so this one day delivered more than three Octobers’ worth.

    The rain came with the remnants of Rachel. On Oct 10 the National Hurricane Center was still tracking it as Tropical Storm Rachel, west of Baja California and moving quickly north-northeast. The NWS Las Vegas office said the storm’s remnant circulation moved up through the region on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, flash flooding and gusty south winds. Flood Watches stayed in effect for Clark, Lincoln and Mohave counties into Monday morning. The same NWS report also listed daily rain records that day at Kingman, Barstow-Daggett, Desert Rock and Death Valley.

    The NWS calls these figures preliminary until NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information certifies them.

    Embedded post by Las Vegas Review-Journal (@reviewjournal) on X, shown via X's embed. The facts above are sourced to the primary records listed below.

    Sources: NWS Las Vegas: Record Event Report, 1:40 AM PDT Oct 12, 2026 (text archived by Iowa Environmental Mesonet) · NWS Las Vegas: Area Forecast Discussion, 10:09 PM PDT Oct 11, 2026 (IEM archive) · National Hurricane Center: Rachel advisory archive (2026)

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