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Las Vegas has a
desert climate with very little rainfall, and
extreme heat in the summer; highs of 105 °F
(40 °C)
are common from May to September, and for several
days each year, temperatures may exceed 115 °F (46
°C). The warmest temperature ever recorded is 117
°F, set on
July 24,
1942 at present-day
Nellis Air Force Base, and
July 19,
2005 at McCarran International Airport. Winters
are cool and windy, with the balance of Las Vegas'
annual 4.2
in (102
mm) of rainfall coming from January to March.
Showers also occur, but less frequently, in the
Spring or
Autumn. July through September, the Mexican
Monsoon often brings enough moisture from the
Gulf of Mexico across Mexico and into the
southwest to cause afternoon thunderstorms. Although
winter
snows are usually visible from December to June
on the mountains surrounding the valley, it rarely
snows in Las Vegas itself.
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