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It was dry over the entire region in April. From the National Weather Service:

April 2008 ties for the driest on record at several locations… Rain gauges across much of the southern Great Basin and Mojave Desert have soaked up more sunshine than precipitation this past month. A dry pattern has prevailed throughout April allowing for records for a lack of precipitation to be tied at several locations in the area. Although a few hours are left before the month comes to a close… it is highly unlikely any precipitation will fall at any of the sites listed below in the time remaining.

At McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas… no precipitation was recorded during the month of April. This ties the record for the driest April on record also set in 1962… 1996 and 2002. The last time any precipitation has fallen at McCarran was back on March 16th of this year when 0.08 inches fell. Official records for Las Vegas date back to 1937.

At Bishop CA no precipitation fell during the month of April. This ties the record for the driest April on record as well. Bishop has also seen no precipitation fall in April of 1962… 1973… 1985… 1989… 1992… 1993 and 1997. The last time any precipitation fell at Bishop was way back on February 24th of this year. Records for Bishop date back to 1948.

At Daggett CA no precipitation fell as well for the month of April. This ties April 1962… 1966… 1979… 1989… 1991 and 1993 for the driest April on record. Records for Daggett date back to 1948.

At Needles CA no precipitation fell either during April 2008. This also tied for the driest April on record. This has also occurred in 1954… 1962… 1966… 1969… 1974… 1979… 1989… 1993… 1996… 2000 and 2005. Records for Needles date to 1948.

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