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The most rain that falls in the state falls on the east and northeast slopes of the Sierra Nevada. The average annual rainfall per year is about 7 inches (180 mm); the wettest parts get around 40 inches (1,000 mm). Nevada's highest recorded temperature is 125 °F (52 °C) at Laughlin on June 29, 1994, and the lowest recorded temperature is − ...
During El Niño events, precipitation averages about 10 percent above normal, while La Niña events lead to precipitation amounts which average close to 10 percent below normal. [79] Pago Pago harbor in American Samoa has the highest annual rainfall of any harbor in the world. [80] This is due to the nearby Rainmaker Mountain. [80]
In Nevada, production agriculture is a $300 million annual industry, two-thirds of which comes from livestock, mainly cattle. Almost all of the farmed acres are irrigated. The major crops are hay and potatoes. Climate change could affect crop production, reducing potato yields by about 12%, with hay and pasture yields increasing by about 7% ...
The Gulf and South Atlantic states have a humid subtropical climate with mostly mild winters and hot, humid summers. Most of the Florida peninsula including Tampa and Jacksonville, along with other coastal cities like Houston, New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston and Wilmington all have average summer highs from near 90 to the lower 90s F, and lows generally from 70 to 75 °F (21 to 24 °C ...
A storm set on soaking much of Southern California later this weekend will swing inland and bring the first decent rain and mountain snow to parts of the Southwest in weeks, if not months, before ...
It’s also the snowiest month in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Tahoe City averages about 3.5 feet of snow each February. February can also bring a giant mess to the rest of the country ...
The Sierra Nevada is divided into a number of biotic zones, each of which is defined by its climate and supports a number of interdependent species. [33] Life in the higher elevation zones adapted to colder weather, and to most of the precipitation falling as snow.
The wet weather kicked back up in March with roughly 4.9 inches of rain compared to the 2.8-inch average. Below-normal precipitation is forecast for April across California along with cooler-than ...