{"id":324590,"date":"2024-07-07T18:49:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T23:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=324590"},"modified":"2024-07-08T10:29:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T15:29:25","slug":"its-the-hottest-day-ever-in-las-vegas-by-2f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/its-the-hottest-day-ever-in-las-vegas-by-2f\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Hits 120\u00b0F, Shattering Previous Record by 3 Degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not news when it\u2019s hot in Las Vegas. Except when it\u2019s hotter than it’s ever been there before.<\/em> Sunday at 3:38 p.m. local time, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported the mercury hit a record-shattering 120\u00b0F at the official airport weather station.<\/p>\n

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AI rendered this image when prompted to show tourists fleeing for their lives from the Las Vegas Strip because it’s too hot.\u00a0 The zombie apocalypse vibe was not specified. (Image: ChatGPT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Las Vegas had already broken its temperature record when it hit 118\u00b0F at 2:33 p.m. the same day, the weather service said, besting the 117\u00b0F reading recorded on July 19, 2005, and tied on June 30, 2013, June 20, 2017, and July 10, 2021.<\/p>\n

The forecast high for the day had been 117\u00b0F, according to the weather service, with about a 25% chance of breaking the record.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While it\u2019s difficult to attribute a single weather event like this directly to climate change, research identifies Las Vegas as one of the fastest-warming regions in the West. Average summer temperatures here have risen nearly 6\u00b0F since 1970, and Las Vegas hasn’t broken a low-temperature record in 25 years.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Newspaper publisher Charles Pember “Pop” Squires is sometimes referred to as the father of Las Vegas. (Image: UNLV Special Collections)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One Degree of Separation<\/h2>\n

Many news outlets have historically reported Las Vegas\u2019 previous record high not as 117\u00b0F, but 118\u00b0F, set on July 26, 1931. So Casino.org<\/em> asked NWS meteorologist Daniel Berc for an explanation.<\/p>\n

It turns out, the weather service has never considered that previously published record to be official. That\u2019s because it was measured by\u00a0Charles Pember “Pop” Squires, publisher of The Las Vegas Age<\/em> newspaper, in his Fremont Street backyard.<\/p>\n

It isn’t because Squires wasn’t a meteorologist, but that it wasn’t an official climate site,” Berc wrote in an e-mail. “Any observation taken before Jan. 1, 1937, is considered unofficial for the climate record.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s when the weather service, then known as the US Weather Bureau, opened its official weather station at Nellis Air Force Base, which was then known as the Western Air Express Airfield.<\/p>\n

That station was moved to Las Vegas’ civilian airport, then known as Alamo Field, on Dec. 18, 1948, two days before it was renamed to honor Senator Pat McCarran.<\/p>\n

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Las Vegas, like most metropolitan regions, measures its official temperature via National Weather Service monitoring stations maintained at its airport. (Image: Instagram\/@vegasissues)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don\u2019t be Under the Weather<\/h2>\n

If you plan to be outside at all in Vegas this week, be aware that cooling stations are open during daytime hours all along the Strip through at least Wednesday. Nevertheless, you must constantly<\/em> drink water and be on guard against the two forms of heat sickness\u2026<\/p>\n

Heat Exhaustion<\/h3>\n

This can cause cramps and nausea. You may also look pale and clammy, and your heart rate could increase to try to compensate for the fluid lost to sweating. You may also become dizzy, weak, and even faint.<\/p>\n

If you think you have heat exhaustion, get yourself indoors, lie down, elevate your feet, and drink hydrating fluids — not<\/em> alcohol. Applying cool, wet cloths to your underarms and body is also a good idea.<\/p>\n

Heat Stroke<\/h3>\n

This is what happens when your body overheats beyond its upper-temperature limit, 106\u00b0F, which is quite easy to do in 119\u00b0F temperatures. This condition can denature your body\u2019s proteins, causing internal organs to swell and nerve impulses to stop functioning. This greatly increases your risk of a heart attack. Symptoms include difficulty breathing, seizures, fever, and loss of consciousness.<\/p>\n

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If you suspect that you or someone you\u2019re with has heat stroke, dial 911 immediately because there are no more advanced stages of heat illness before seeing your dead grandmother at the end of a long tunnel of light.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Heat is the leading weather-related cause of mortality in the US, outpacing deaths from hurricanes by a factor of eight to one. In 2022, 1,714 deaths were attributed to heat-related causes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That\u2019s a 740% increase over 2004.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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