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Today the “Dog Days of Summer” officially begin. These are the hottest and most unhealthy days of the year. Also known as Canicular Days, the name derives from the Dog Star, Sirius. The traditional timing of Dog Days is the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of Sirius.

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Here is an interesting fact for today: On July 2,2007 the temperature at Las Vegas was 110F with a dew point of -7F. This resulted in a relative humidity of 1%!

Posted under Weather History

The fall like weather is now behind us as temperatures warm back to near 80 degrees. The below record was for yesterday.

Posted under Records, Temperatures

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It was a cool way to end June with highs in the 60s and 70s and it looks like another day in the 60s and 70s with clouds to start July. Normal highs for the month of July don’t change 85 or 86 degrees. The lows don’t move much either…61-62.  During the month of August is when the normal temperatures start to drop as we get closer to Fall. Here is a look ahead to the month of July. The forecast maps are from the Climate Prediction Center.

Temperature Outlook

Precipitation Outlook

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Posted under Weather Tracker Reports

From: ScienceDaily.com
Close to 9 out of 10 adult Americans obtain weather forecasts regularly, and they do so more than three times each day on average, a new nationwide survey by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has found. The value Americans place on these forecasts appears to be far more than the nation spends on public and private weather services. Click here for the rest of the story.

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