[sloyd]

Is the Summerlin area noticeably cooler than the Henderson area?

[yellowsnow]

Not enough difference to be noteworthy. I do think Summerlin gets more rain/storms.

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by yellowsnow

Not enough difference to be noteworthy. I do think Summerlin gets more rain/storms.

Agreed. And it is more where than anything else. Altitude is the big driver.

I would also note the only significant snow fall in the 20 years we have lived here was in Henderson mostly.

[foundapeanut]

I have pics of 2 major snowfalls in the last 20 years in the higher elevations of Summerlin. They look like midwest storms. One was pre-2005 and one post-2005.
Nice thing is snow was gone in a day or two.

In the summer, we have a 10 to 15 degree temp difference than the strip. When coming home from the strip, we watch the outside temp gauge in the car. But I think the temp they give is at the airport. Surrounded by cement.

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by foundapeanut

I have pics of 2 major snowfalls in the last 20 years in the higher elevations of Summerlin. They look like midwest storms. One was pre-2005 and one post-2005.
Nice thing is snow was gone in a day or two.

In the summer, we have a 10 to 15 degree temp difference than the strip. When coming home from the strip, we watch the outside temp gauge in the car. But I think the temp they give is at the airport. Surrounded by cement.

I have checked it out a dozen times. Maybe 5 or 6 degrees if the wind is right. Note however Anthem is also high. We live at 2600 feet and find 2 to 3 degrees to the back corner of Sun City Summerlin which is just over 3,000 feet. We do that a half a dozen times a week and it is pretty consistent. And if the wind is blowing there may be no differential.

Actually the storm in Henderson is the only one I have seen where there was enough snow and lasted long enough that people made snow men.

[oeccscclhjhn]

The temperature censor at McCarran, the official Las Vegas temperature, is surrounded by grass, in a raised wooden housing, white in color.

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by lvmensch

I have checked it out a dozen times. Maybe 5 or 6 degrees if the wind is right. Note however Anthem is also high. We live at 2600 feet and find 2 to 3 degrees to the back corner of Sun City Summerlin which is just over 3,000 feet. We do that a half a dozen times a week and it is pretty consistent. And if the wind is blowing there may be no differential.

Actually the storm in Henderson is the only one I have seen where there was enough snow and lasted long enough that people made snow men.

Our outdoor sensor is under the wide eave in front of the house. Northwest side so it misses the morning sun, and the mountains block most of it in the afternoons. We are usually 8-12 degrees cooler than Mccarren. We are at 3000 feet.

And we watched a lot of rain everywhere but here this year...

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by Tek_Freek

Our outdoor sensor is under the wide eave in front of the house. Northwest side so it misses the morning sun, and the mountains block most of it in the afternoons. We are usually 8-12 degrees cooler than Mccarren. We are at 3000 feet.

And we watched a lot of rain everywhere but here this year...

I believe that. But I also believe you external sensor reads 5 or 6 degrees high. It is hard to measure air temperature. The standard requires a specific white box 30 or so feet in the air. Anything else picks up temperature from the local environment. Our car is not accurate...but the differential should be close. So try monitoring your car temp as you go up and down the hill.

[OmegaSupreme]

go here and zoom out to find the one nearest you. there are weather stations everywhere all over Vegas that give temperature and other localized readings (dew point is very important to me)

https://www.wunderground.com/persona...ID=KNVLASVE356

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by OmegaSupreme

go here and zoom out to find the one nearest you. there are weather stations everywhere all over Vegas that give temperature and other localized readings (dew point is very important to me)

https://www.wunderground.com/persona...ID=KNVLASVE356

No real help. I did the ones by TekFreek and the ones by me down at 2600.

Tekfreeks area shows averages of around 75F. My lower area around 76F

Peak temperatures in the area range from 94 to 85. I don't believe it. This is all in an area around 5 or 6 miles across. And it is split between the higher areas and the lower areas.