Temperatures in Las Vegas reached Excessive Heat Warning criteria on five out of the six days. There were nine direct fatalities and one indirect fatality between the 3rd and the 12th.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
Temperatures in Las Vegas reached Excessive Heat Warning criteria on five out of the six days. There were nine direct fatalities and one indirect fatality between the 3rd and the 12th.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 3, 8:50 AM PST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 950 AM PDT FRI JUN 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...Unseasonably hot conditions will persist across the area through the weekend as strong high pressure remains in control of the weather. Weak troughing will bring some relief early next week however temperatures will still remain well above normal. && .UPDATE...The latest observations and model guidance support the forecast trends detailed in the previous discussion. The Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect at 10 AM PDT and no immediate changes are needed. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 156 AM PDT FRI JUN 3 2016 .SHORT TERM...Through Sunday night. High pressure and the heat will be the main player and story through the weekend. Overall little changes to the pattern and forecast. The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect over much of the desert areas today through Sunday for temperatures that will be near or at record breaking levels. A degree or two of warming is expected in most locations today over Thursdays highs and the same sort of warming is expected for Saturday. For Las Vegas, the current forecast is for 107 today and 109 on Saturday and Sunday and those values are also the current record high for those days. By Sunday morning a trough of low pressure will be located along the spine of the Sierra and will be moving very slowly to the east during the day. This will help in beginning to reduce the temperatures. Temperatures across the western portions of our area, particularly Inyo and San Bernardino Counties will see 3 to 4 degrees of cooling on Sunday. This may be enough cooling to bring the temperatures below Excessive Heat criteria in those locations and we will be evaluating for that possibility. Additionally, the trough will provide some cloud cover and a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the lee of the Sierra in northern Inyo and Esmeralda Counties on Sunday. && .LONG TERM...Monday through Thursday Cutoff low presently near 26N/134W progged to move north and east along the periphery of the strong ridge entrenched over the intermountain west this weekend. On Monday and Tuesday, a weak trough will be over the Great Basin knocking down heights just enough to give slight relief from the very hot temperatures experienced over the weekend. Limited moisture and marginal instability could lead to a few showers or thunderstorms from northern Inyo County eastward across south central Nevada. Confidence in the forecast beyond Wednesday begins to lower due to considerable model differences. Operational GFS along with many of its ensemble members bring a significant trough into the west coast. This would lead to significant drop in temperatures (closer to normal) by weeks end, gusty winds and more chances of showers/thunderstorms in Inyo County and southern Nevada. ECMWF quickly rebuilds a ridge across the area Wednesday with Las Vegas back up around 107 degrees. ECMWF shows split off the west coast with the southern branch low staying off the west coast while ridge holds firm across the southwest states. .AVIATION...For McCarran...Very hot and dry with diurnal wind trends through the period. Afternoon high temperatures of 105+ degrees are expected each day through Sunday. Wind gusts of around 15 kts will develop on Sunday afternoon. For the rest of southern Nevada...northwest Arizona...and southeast California...Hot temperatures and mostly clear skies in store area wide through Saturday. Winds will be generally light though some breezy south winds to continue at times in the Owens Valley and westerly winds may develop across the Western Mojave desert during the late afternoon and evening with gusts to 15-20 knots. && .FIRE WEATHER...With the hot and dry conditions going into the weekend, fuels will be drying out. Southerly winds will pick up some on Sunday, mainly over the desert area as an upper low moves into California, but trends have been somewhat weaker with the winds. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather according to standard operating procedures. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...Czyzyk LONG TERM...Pierce For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: http://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
High temperatures in Las Vegas ranged from 105F to 109F for six days, with five of the six reaching 107F or higher. The excessive heat caused or contributed to ten deaths.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2016-06-03 | 34 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2016-06-04 | 56 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2016-06-06 | 50 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
| Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2016-06-12 | 66 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2016-06-03 | 77 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2016-06-08 | 86 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2016-06-08 | 81 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2016-06-08 | 35 | Male | Permanent Structure | Direct |
| Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2016-06-09 | 82 | Male | Permanent Structure | Direct |
| Excessive Heat, Las Vegas Valley | 2016-06-03 | 66 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, June 2016
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 643021.