Syzdekistan

It’s nice to go out in the morning and feel cool air for the first time in three months.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT<br /> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV<br /> 735 AM PDT FRI SEP 12 2008<br /> <br /> ...LAS VEGAS FINALLY DROPS BELOW 70 DEGREES...<br /> <br /> AT 6:42 AM PDT THIS MORNING THE TEMPERATURE AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...THE OFFICIAL CLIMATE STATION FOR LAS VEGAS...DROPPED TO 69 DEGREES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE TEMPERATURE AT MCCARRAN HAS FALLEN BELOW 70 DEGREES SINCE JUNE 12TH OF THIS YEAR. THIS ALSO ENDED THE SECOND LONGEST PERIOD OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS EVER ON RECORD IN LAS VEGAS WITH A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 70 DEGREES OR HIGHER BEING RECORDED FOR A LOW. THIS STREAK LASTED FOR 91 DAYS AND BEGAN ON JUNE 13TH OF THIS YEAR. <br /> <br /> THE 5 LONGEST PERIODS OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 70 DEGREES OR BETTER ON RECORD AT LAS VEGAS ARE...<br /> <br /> 1. 99 DAYS STARTING ON JUNE 10TH 2007<br /> 2. 91 DAYS STARTING ON JUNE 13TH 2008 AND ALSO 91 DAYS STARTING ON JUNE 16TH 2006.   <br /> 3. 88 DAYS STARTING ON JUNE 13TH 2002<br /> 4. 85 DAYS STARTING ON JUNE 16TH 2001<br /> 5. 84 DAYS STARTING ON JUNE 12TH 2004<br /> <br /> THIS RECENT LENGTHY STRETCH OF 70 DEGREE PLUS TEMPERATURES WAS LARGELY THE REASON FOR THE WARM SUMMER MONTHS IN LAS VEGAS THIS YEAR.