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Monthly Extremes

Nevada Temperature Extremes by Month

Month

Warmest

Coldest

January*

87º at Logandale in 1914

-50º at San Jacinto on Jan. 8, 1937

February

93º at Laughlin on Feb. 26, 1986

-42º at Carlin Newmont on Feb. 6, 1989

March

101º at Rioville, now under Lake Mead, in 1903

-33º at Diamond Valley on March 9, 1969

April

106º at Laughlin & Cottonwood Grove on April 7, 1989

-12º at Ruth on April 2, 1963

May

116º at Callville Bay on May 24, 2000 was a new record, barely eclipsing the old May benchmark of 115º set at Cottonwood Cove in 1983

-7º at Pine Valley on May 9, 1990

June**

125º at Laughlin on June 29, 1994. The temperature reached 124º at Cottonwood Cove on June 29, 1994

8º at Belmont on June 1, 1891

July

124º at Laughlin on July 28, 1995

16º at Charleston on July 31, 1995

August

121º at Cottonwood Grove on Aug. 10, 1992

10º at Charleston & San Jacinto

September

118º at Rioville in 1888

0º at Carlin on September 22, 1895

October

109º at Cottonwood Grove on Oct. 1, 1980

-10º at Mountain City on Oct. 27, 1970

November

98º at Mesquite on Nov. 3, 1944

-33º at Charleston on Nov. 25, 1933

December

91º at Las Vegas on Dec. 9 and 11, 1910

-46º at Mountain City on Dec. 22, 1990

*Note: January is the only month without a 90º reading in Nevada. The only months without a zero minimum recording are June (8º in 1891 at Belmont), July (16º in 1995 at Charleston) and August (10º at Charleston and San Jacinto in 1992.) An even 0º was logged at Carlin in September 1895.

** Nevada's all-time record high temperature. During the 9-day period from June 24 to July 2, 1994, the high temperature never fell below 120 degrees!

Much of the Nevada weather data posted here was previously published in the Nevada Climate Summary, a monthly review issued by John W. James, State Climatologist. Nevada Climate Summaries are available at Nevada libraries. More information may be obtained by email.

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