Excessive Heat in Nevada

Events

269

Deaths

432

Injuries

591

Damage

$25,000

• Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 1 to 5, 201338 deaths · 213 injured · 2 eventsA large area of high pressure brought record-breaking temperatures to much of the Desert Southwest. Several people died from the heat, many more were injured, and some infrastructure was damaged.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 3 to 12, 202442 deaths · 7 eventsAn exceptionally prolonged and intense heat wave broke many daily and even all-time temperature records. Forty-two people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes during and immediately after the heat wave.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 19 to 25, 202434 deaths · 5 eventsHigh pressure built westward over the Mojave Desert, leading to another spell of extreme heat. Thirty-four people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 22 to 29, 201628 deaths · 2 eventsTemperatures in Las Vegas reached Excessive Heat Warning levels on seven of eight days. There were 15 direct and 13 indirect heat related fatalities from the 23rd through the 31st.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 28 to 30, 20133 deaths · 358 injured · $25,000 · 2 eventsA large area of high pressure brought record-breaking temperatures to much of the Desert Southwest. Several people died from the heat, many more were injured, and some infrastructure was damaged.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 6 to 8, 201720 deaths · 1 eventExcessive Heat Warning criteria were reached in the Mojave Desert from the 6th through the 8th. From the 6th through the 10th, 20 people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 5 to 8, 202419 deaths · 5 eventsStrong high pressure over the Desert Southwest led to an early-season heat wave.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 17 to 25, 201718 deaths · 1 eventA prolonged period of excessive heat affected the Mojave Desert. 18 people died of heat-related causes in the Las Vegas Valley.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 19 to 21, 201617 deaths · 1 eventTemperatures in Las Vegas reached Excessive Heat Warning criteria from the 19th through the 21st, and remained just below those levels through the 29th. There were nine direct and eight indirect fatalities between June 20th and 29th.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 24 to 28, 201817 deaths · 1 eventExcessive Heat Warning criteria were reached in Las Vegas from July 24 through 28. Seventeen people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes during and in the immediate aftermath of the excessive heat.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 9 to 10, 202514 deaths · 4 eventsHigh pressure building overhead pushed temperatures to dangerously hot levels in the Mojave Desert. Fourteen people died in southern Nevada of heat-related causes.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 15, 201714 deaths · 1 eventExcessive Heat Warning criteria were reached in Las Vegas on the 15th. From the 15th through the 18th, 14 people died of heat related causes.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 9 to 12, 202212 deaths · 5 eventsBuilding high pressure pushed temperatures close to records over much of the Mojave Desert. Twelve people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes during and shortly after the heat wave.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 18 to 19, 202511 deaths · 3 eventsAnother dome of high pressure passed over the Mojave Desert, triggering another round of dangerously hot temperatures.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 11 to 12, 202410 deaths · 4 eventsHigh pressure developed over the Desert Southwest, bringing excessive heat to the area.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 3 to 8, 201610 deaths · 1 eventTemperatures 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.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, August 6 to 8, 201810 deaths · 1 eventTemperatures reached Excessive Heat Warning criteria in Las Vegas. During and immediately after the excessive heat event, ten people died of heat related causes.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Nevada, June 11 to 14, 20199 deaths · 4 eventsExcessive Heat Warning criteria were reached over portions of Clark and Nye counties. Nine people died of heat related causes during and immediately after the excessive heat.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 6 to 10, 20189 deaths · 1 eventExcessive Heat Warning criteria were reached in Las Vegas on July 6th. Nine people died in Las Vegas of heat related causes during and in the immediate aftermath of the excessive heat.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, September 1 to 4, 20228 deaths · 7 eventsThis is the second of three entries documenting the long-duration excessive heat episode which lasted from August 30th through September 8th.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 15, 20258 deaths · 3 eventsHigh pressure nosing in from the eastern Pacific pushed temperatures to dangerously hot levels. One person died of heat-related causes a couple of days after the peak of the heat.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 19 to 23, 20237 deaths · 7 eventsA severe long-duration heat wave covered much of the southwest US for ten days (this episode begins under July 14-18 Excessive Heat). A total of 13 people died of heat-related causes in Clark County during the heat wave.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, September 6 to 9, 20217 deaths · 6 eventsHigh pressure over the Desert Southwest brought four days of excessive heat.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, August 4 to 6, 20247 deaths · 6 eventsStrong high pressure built in from the east, bringing a period of excessive heat. Seven people died in Las Vegas of heat-related causes during and immediately after the heat wave.
• Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 14, 20257 deaths · 5 eventsHigh pressure building overhead pushed temperatures well above normal. Seven people died in southern Nevada of heat-related causes.

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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.