Climate & Weather:
Nevada's alpine topography, central and north, and
the desert conditions of the south are as different
as day and night.
In the southern desert area (Las Vegas), summers are
hot, dry and windy. Average high temperatures are
right at 90 degrees.
Winters in the desert are usually quite mild, with
average highs in the mid-40s, often much higher.
In the central and northern mountain areas, summers
are milder with cool mornings. Winter brings much
colder temperatures and snow (sometimes heavy),
especially in the high mountains of the Lake Tahoe
area.
Annual precipitation amounts are very low in Nevada,
with less than 10 inches common. Some higher
elevations in the mountains receive up to 30 inches,
and Lake Tahoe approaches 50 inches
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WEATHER AND TRAFFIC INFO
Firsts, Facts, Trivia:
Nevada is the driest state in the nation with an
average annual rainfall of only about 7 inches. The
wettest part of state receives about 40 inches of
precipitation per year, while the driest spot has
less than four inches per year.
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FACTS
Featured Tourist Spots:
Wild
Island Family Amusement - Northern
Nevada's largest family amusement complex includes a
waterpark featuring nine water attractions, two
18-hole mini-golf courses, two race tracks and giant
game center.
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Nevada History:
The region now occupied by the State of Nevada
was held by the Goshute, Mojave, Paiute, Shoshone
and Washoe Indians and claimed by the Spanish Empire
until the early 1800s. The northern extent of the
Spanish claim was defined as the 42nd parallel in
the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 between the United
States and Spain. This north latitude line serves
currently as Nevada's northern boundary with Oregon
and Idaho.
Spanish explorations into this region have never
been documented clearly enough to establish any
European party constituting the earliest expedition
into Nevada. If in fact there was some penetration,
it must have been by the Spanish in the southernmost
portion of our state, possibly as early as 1776.
Trappers and traders, including Jedediah Smith and
Peter Skene Ogden, entered the Nevada area in the
1820s.
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HISTORY
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