Las Vegas records 6th hottest year ever in 2021

The twelvemonth 2021 tied for the sixth warmest twelvemonth connected grounds successful Las Vegas, according to the National Weather Service.

The mean somesthesia was 71.5 degrees, good up of the mean 70.1 degrees. The grounds mean somesthesia was besides reached successful 2020.

Harry Reid International Airport has reached its six hottest years astir each twelvemonth since 2016, the lone objection being 2019.

2021 Las Vegas Climate Numbers

🌡️ 6th Warmest Year connected Record
🥵117° connected 7/10 🏆Hottest somesthesia recorded successful #vegas (previously reached 4 different times successful 2017, 2013, 2005, & 1942)
🥶 32° connected 12/11 & 12/19

👀 Along with different absorbing tied oregon breached records!#VegasWeather pic.twitter.com/wNvJksEVVn

— NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) January 4, 2022

The hottest twelvemonth was 2017 with an mean somesthesia of 72.3.

While planetary warming mightiness beryllium considered a factor, the maturation of Las Vegas has a large impact, says upwind work meteorologist Andy Gorelow.

“It’s called the municipality vigor land affect,” Gorelow said. “Generally, the much that gets built up astir with expansion, roads, asphalt and things similar that it traps successful a batch of the heat. Mostly it is an overnight thing. The vigor gets trapped successful due to the fact that of each the man-made things and it doesn’t chill down arsenic overmuch overnight,” meaning the adjacent time starts warm.

Mercury deed 117 for 5th time

The hottest speechmaking of the twelvemonth astatine the airdrome was 117 connected July 10, a speechmaking besides reached successful 1942, 2005, 2013 and 2017.

Las Vegas dropped to freezing lone twice, successful 2021, Dec. 11 and 19. Despite those temperatures, December was inactive warmer than normal.

The mercury reached oregon exceeded 100 degrees connected 87 days. In addition, connected 8 days the lowest somesthesia was 90 oregon higher.

The full precipitation for the twelvemonth was 1.86 inches, good beneath the norm of 4.18 inches. It was the 4th twelvemonth successful the past 5 with below-average rainfall.

Contact Marvin Clemons astatine mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas connected Twitter.