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>\nLas Vegas, like most metropolitan regions, measures its official temperature via National Weather Service monitoring stations maintained at its airport. (Image: Instagram\/@vegasissues)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDon\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>\nHeat 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>\nHeat 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":"
It\u2019s not news when it\u2019s hot in Las Vegas. Except when it\u2019s hotter than it’s ever been there before. 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. Las Vegas had already broken its temperature record when it hit 118\u00b0F […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":324591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82013,81886],"tags":[91592,87219,87132,87679,87678,91437,91141,23,91594,91593,83572,89223,86870,84226],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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