NOAA TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM
NWS WR-271
CLIMATE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Revision 2 by:
Andrew S. Gorelow
January 2005
First Edition:
Paul H. Skrbac, – December 1999
UNITED STATES
National Oceanic and
National Weather Service
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Atmospheric Administration
David L. Johnson, Assistant
Donald Evans, Secretary
Conrad C.. Lautenbacher Administrator for Weather Services
Under Secretary
and Administrator
This publication has been reviewed
and is approved for publication by
Scientific Services Division,
Western Region
Delain A. Edman, Chief
Scientific Services Division
Salt Lake City, Utah
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NOAA TECHNICAL MEMORANDA
National Weather Service, Western Region Subseries
The National Weather Service (NWS) Western Region (WR) Subseries provides an informal medium
for the documentation and quick dissemination of results not appropriate, or not yet ready, for formal
publication. The series is used to report on work in progress, to describe technical procedures and
practices, or to relate progress to a limited audience. These Technical Memoranda will report on
investigations devoted primarily to regional and local problems of interest mainly to personnel, and
hence will not be widely distributed.
Papers 1 to 25 are in the former series, ESSA Technical Memoranda, Western Region Technical
Memoranda (WRTM); papers 24 to 59 are in the former series, ESSA Technical Memoranda,
Weather Bureau Technical Memoranda (WBTM). Beginning with 60, the papers are part of the
series, NOAA Technical Memoranda NWS. Out-of-print memoranda are not listed.
Papers 2 to 22, except for 5 (revised edition), are available from the National Weath