AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT MOVED ACROSS CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA
BROUGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION GENERALLY
OCCURRED ON SATURDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON AND THEN AGAIN IN THE EVENING HOURS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED THIS ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IN THE MOJAVE
DESERT. THIS SECOND ROUND OF PRECIPITATION LARGELY MISSED THE
WESTERN AREAS OF INYO COUNTY AND SO PLACES IN THE EASTERN SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA AND OWENS VALLEY SAW PRECIPITATION FALL ON FRIDAY AND
AGAIN IN THE EASTERN SIERRA THIS MORNING.
AT LAS VEGAS THE TOTAL YEARLY PRECIPITATION THROUGH 11 AM PST TODAY
NOW STANDS AT 2.47 INCHES...WHICH IS 55 PERCENT OF THE ENTIRELY
YEARLY NORMAL. THE THUNDER HEARD YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME
THUNDER WAS HEARD AT MCCARRAN AIRPORT IN FEBRUARY SINCE FEBRUARY
13TH 2007. THERE HAVE NOW BEEN A TOTAL OF 22 TIMES WERE THUNDER WAS
HEARD AT THE OFFICIAL LAS VEGAS CLIMATE STATION IN FEBRUARY SINCE
1937.
AN ALL-TIME FEBRUARY CALENDAR DAY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS ALSO SET
AT BARSTOW-DAGGETT ON FEBRUARY 6 WITH 1.06 INCHES OF RAIN FALLING
TYING A RECORD FIRST SET ON FEBRUARY 12 1992. RECORDS HERE DATE BACK
TO 1943.
BELOW IS A LIST OF PRECIPITATION TOTALS THROUGH 11 AM PST SUNDAY.
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...SOUTHERN NEVADA...
CLARK COUNTY - LAS VEGAS VALLEY
SLOAN CHANNEL AT LAS VEGAS BLVD. 0.87 INCH
EAST END OF WARM SPRINGS - HENDERSON 0.75 INCH
PITTMAN WASH AT WIGWAM - HENDERSON 0.75 INCH
THE LAKES 0.75 INCH
CHEYENNE AND GRAND CANYON 0.74 INCH
NORTH LAS VEGAS CO-OP LOSEE RD 0.73 INCH
CAREY AND LAKE MEAD 0.71 INCH
SUMMERLIN NORTH 0.67 INCH
RHODES RANCH 0.64 INCH
EAST LAS VEGAS - COCORAHS 0.62 INCH
<<< Neon Desert Weather site.
CENTENNIAL HILLS 0.61 INCH
HUALAPAI AND PATRICK 0.60 INCH
*
FLAMINGO WASH AT NELLIS 0.59 INCH
WEST ALIANTE 0.59 INCH
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE 0.57 INCH
NWS OFFICE LAS VEGAS 0.57 INCH
SUMMERLIN - CENTRAL AREA 0.57 INCH
*
HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT 0.56 INCH
NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT 0.56 INCH
BUFFALO AND 215 SOUTH 0.55 INCH
DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS 0.55 INCH
FLAMINGO AND EASTERN AVENUE 0.55 INCH
MOUNTAINS EDGE - SOUTH 0.53 INCH
*
CRAIG AND DECATUR - NLV 0.52 INCH
LONE MOUNTAIN 0.51 INCH
MACDONALD RANCH 0.51 INCH
ANTHEM 0.48 INCH
SUMMERLIN NORTHWEST 0.47 INCH
MCCARRAN INT`L AIRPORT 0.43 INCH
CLARK COUNTY - ELSEWHERE
BRISTLECONE PINE TRAIL 2.00 INCHES
CAL-NEV-ARI - SPOTTER 1.93 INCHES
MOUNT CHARLESTON - KYLE CANYON 1.61 INCHES
LEE CANYON 1.60 INCHES
CAL-NEV-ARI - CCRFCD GAUGE 1.38 INCHES
MESQUITE 0.95 INCH
GOODSPRINGS 0.94 INCH
OVERTON BEACH 0.94 INCH
OVERTON 0.89 INCH
VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK 0.79 INCH
LAUGHLIN 0.64 INCH
JEAN 0.63 INCH
BOULDER BEACH 0.59 INCH
SLOAN 0.59 INCH
BOULDER CITY 0.52 INCH
INDIAN SPRINGS - CEMP 0.47 INCH
RED ROCK CANYON 0.45 INCH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY
PAHRUMP 1.15 INCHES
BEATTY 0.80 INCH
YUCCA MOUNTAIN 0.76 INCH
AMARGOSA VALLEY 0.63 INCH
DESERT ROCK AIRPORT 0.56 INCH
ESMERALDA COUNTY
DYER 0.54 INCH
LINCOLN COUNTY
GARDEN SPRING 1.27 INCHES
PIOCHE - CO-OP OBSERVER 1.04 INCHES
ALAMO 0.97 INCH
PIOCHE - COCORAHS 0.87 INCH
*
HIKO 0.77 INCH
CALIENTE 0.76 INCH
RACHEL 0.61 INCH
...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
INYO COUNTY
SHOSHONE 0.69 INCH
PANAMINT RAWS 0.65 INCH
DEATH VALLEY - FURNACE CREEK 0.61 INCH
OAK CREEK 0.61 INCH
OWENS LAKE SOUTH 0.34 INCH
INDEPENDENCE 0.10 INCH
BISHOP - MESONET 0.06 INCH
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS
HORSE THIEF SPRINGS 1.13 INCHES
BARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT 1.06 INCHES
OPAL MOUNTAIN 1.06 INCHES
BAKER 0.97 INCH
MOUNTAIN PASS 0.96 INCH
SQUAW SPRINGS 0.90 INCH
MITCHELL CAVERNS 0.83 INCH
TRONA 0.72 INCH
MID-HILLS - MOJAVE NAT`L PRESERVE 0.57 INCH
JOSHUA TREE - MESONET 0.47 INCH
LANDERS 0.33 INCH
YUCCA VALLEY CO-OP 0.30 INCH
TWENTY-NINE PALMS J.T.N.P. OFFICE 0.28 INCH
AMBOY 0.27 INCH
AMBOY ROAD EAST 0.24 INCH
JOSHUA TREE CO-OP 0.24 INCH
TWENTY-NINE PALMS MCAS 0.20 INCH
WONDER VALLEY 0.20 INCH
IRON MOUNTAIN 0.18 INCH
NEEDLES AIRPORT 0.13 INCH
...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...
CHERUM PEAK 2.99 INCHES
MUSIC MOUNTAIN 2.12 INCHES
BULL MOUNTAIN 1.57 INCHES
MEADVIEW 1.54 INCHES
MOHAVE VALLEY 1.34 INCHES
TWEEDS POINT 1.31 INCHES
GOLDEN VALLEY - SR 68/VERDE RD 1.26 INCHES
DOLAN SPRINGS 1.22 INCHES
OLAF KNOLLS 1.19 INCHES
TRUXTON CANYON 1.12 INCHES
HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN 1.10 INCHES
COLORADO CITY - SPOTTER 1.00 INCH
*
PIPE SPRINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT 0.84 INCH
BEAVER DAM 0.72 INCH
LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD INT`L AIRPORT 0.69 INCH
HUALAPAI FOOTHILLS 0.67 INCH
KINGMAN AIRPORT 0.45 INCH
YUCCA 0.30 INCH
WIKIEUP 0.24 INCH
NORTH LAKE HAVASU 0.16 INCH
DIAMOND M RANCH TRACE
* NOT A FINAL TOTAL
SNOWFALL REPORTS
...SOUTHERN NEVADA...
LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT 14.0 INCHES 9370 FEET
BRISTLECONE PINE TRAIL (ESTIMATED) 13.0 INCHES 8979 FEET
LEE CANYON (ESTIMATED) 12.0 INCHES 8626 FEET
RAINBOW CANYON (ESTIMATE) 12.0 INCHES 7975 FEET
MOUNT CHARLESTON 11.0 INCHES 7600 FEET
PIOCHE - COCORAHS 4.5 INCHES 6000 FEET
GOLDFIELD 4.0 INCHES 5690 FEET
PIOCHE - CO-OP 4.0 INCHES 5990 FEET
DYER 1.0 INCH 4899 FEET
...EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA...
SOUTH LAKE SNOTEL (ESTIMATE) 13.0 INCHES 9600 FEET
SAWMILL SNOTEL (ESTIMATE) 9.2 INCHES 10200 FEET
ROCK CREEK LAKES SNOTEL (ESTIMATE) 6.7 INCHES 9700 FEET
ASPENDELL 6.0 INCHES 8600 FEET*
...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...
GRAND CANYON WEST 2.0 INCHES 5000 FEET
HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN STATE PARK 2.0 INCHES 6700 FEET
COLORADO CITY TRACE 5000 FEET
THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND IS SUBJECT TO A FINAL
REVIEW BEFORE BEING CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER.
Courtesy of the
NWS Las Vegas
