What number of record-high temperatures have we set up to now in 2025?
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A lot of Southern Nevada was beneath an Excessive Warmth Warning by Tuesday night time — and knocking on the door of one other record-high temperature on Tuesday — I puzzled what number of record-high temperatures we have already tied or damaged this 12 months, particularly coming off of a 2024 that marked the most popular 12 months ever recorded in Las Vegas.
I took that query to locals within the Arts District Tuesday afternoon to see what they thought.
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What number of record-high temperatures have we set up to now in 2025?
“It is burning proper now, if I may describe it!” Anthony Chavez informed me.
Chavez grew up right here, however nonetheless says this 12 months’s warmth up to now has been one thing else.
“Onerous to even breathe, and truthfully it is sort of giving me anxiousness,” Chavez mentioned.
John and Susan Griffin have lived in Las Vegas for a couple of 12 months and a half, and informed me final summer season’s intense warmth was eye opening for them.
“I actually questioned my sanity transferring right here and shopping for a spot,” Susan mentioned with fun. “I nonetheless love the place we reside, however I’ve significantly contemplated not being right here for June, July and August!”
I assumed it was solely proper for this thought experiment to ask Vegas transplants and a born and raised Las Vegas native what number of recorded excessive temperatures they assume we have already set this 12 months.
“I feel it is 5,” Susan Griffin mentioned. “I truthfully do not assume it is an enormous quantity, however I’ll say 5.”
“I am sticking with 10,” her husband John Griffin mentioned.
“Okay I am gonna offer you an sincere guess, however proper off the bat, I’ll say it is so much,” Anthony Chavez mentioned. “I could be going over, I’ll say 35?”
So, let’s dive into the numbers to see who’s proper!
To this point in 2025, we have tied or damaged 5 document excessive temperatures at Harry Reid Worldwide Airport, the place Las Vegas’ official temperatures are recorded: two in February, two in April and one on the final day of Might, once we hit 105 levels.
On this extraordinarily impromptu survey, the transplants have it!
However may the variety of data we have set up to now this 12 months inform us something about what we would have in retailer this summer season, when in comparison with final summer season?
By this time final 12 months — June 10 — we had solely tied or set 4 data: one in January, one in Might and two in June, with a scorching 111 and 110 on June 6 and seven, respectively.
The truth that we have damaged extra data up to now this 12 months in comparison with final 12 months may not be encouraging information, contemplating by the tip of 2024 we had tied or damaged a staggering 28 document excessive temperatures, en path to our hottest 12 months on document.
At this level, it looks as if all we are able to do is cross our fingers and wait and see what Mom Nature has in retailer for this summer season.
“The best way it is feeling dude, it looks like there is a new document being damaged on daily basis!” Anthony Chavez mentioned. “Particularly once we’re similar to at first of June proper now, I am like oh god, I anticipate this for extra like August or July!”