Las Vegas airport’s 2-month streak of 100F or higher days has ended
For the first time in more than two months, the highest daily temperature at the Las Vegas airport did not reach 100 degrees on Friday.
The official valley measuring station at Harry Reid International Airport topped out Friday at 96, the first time in 64 days without triple digits being reached. The last sub-100 day was June 19, when the thermometer reached 99.
The 1944 record of 66 consecutive days reaching 100 or higher remains, National Weather Service meteorologist Clay Morgan said.
Weekend highs should also stay below 100 as temperatures will be 6 to 7 degrees below normal.
“The heat respite will be in full swing Saturday and Sunday with highs in the mid-90s,” Morgan said. “It will be pretty windy on Saturday but there should be less wind on Sunday.”
A red flag warning about high winds and low humidity was set to expire at 11 p.m. Saturday.
Highs should climb back into triple digits by Tuesday, Morgan said.
Rain chances are minimal for the weekend. The airport has only seen a trace of rain during the month, which was on Aug. 8.
Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.