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Weather and Construction: Las Vegas Valley

The Las Vegas Valley, including the cities of Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas is the fastest growing region in the United States. Some reports indicate that ten thousand people move to the city every month with a mere four thousand leaving. The result is that the city is growing by six thousand people every month. The valley's permanent population currently exceeds one million people, this does not include the tourist population which can exceed a half million people in a single weekend. It is estimated that by 2015, the regional population will double.

Construction in the area is constant. New subdivisions are being built at a tremendous rate to keep up with those who are moving into the area. New tourist attractions and large casino resort hotels are also being built and opened on a regular basis. The city is growing at an exponential rate.

The tourist Mecca of Las Vegas is located in a broad desert valley in extreme southern Nevada. Mountains surrounding the valley extend 2,000 to 10,000 feet above the valley floor. The Las Vegas Valley comprises about six hundred square miles and runs from the north to the southeast. These mountains and the metropolitan area's location at the bottom of the valley have extreme effects on the weather.

There are three major factors which may have an effect on construction in the Las Vegas Valley. The first is summer heat, the second is wind, and the third is flash...

Each of these weather factors provide difficulties in the construction of homes and hotels in Sin City.
For the vast majority of the year, the temperature in Las Vegas is pleasant. In Fall and Spring, temperatures tend to be in the seventies and eighties. In the winter, temperatures may drop to freezing but are usually in the sixties. It's during the summer that temperatures are problematic for construction. Though the summer average is about 105 degrees, temperatures can spike up to the 115 degree or even the 120 degree mark. Following is a chart which shows the average weather and precipitation patterns in the Las Vegas Valley from 1961 to 1990:

Data is smoothed using a 29 day running average.

Precipitation is the average of all daily total precipitation recorded for the day of the year between the years 1961 and 1990.

Residents of Las Vegas often acclimate to the temperatures as they rise. There is no humidity, so even when the temperatures hit one hundred degrees most people who are from the area are still comfortable. Construction in temperatures up to one hundred and five degrees is certainly doable, however workers must be hydrated and have sufficient break time in the shade.

It is important to note that the city of Las Vegas, especially the hotel casinos are always being worked on. During the hottest months of the year some construction workers elect to work on projects at night when the heat is not so intense. During the hot…

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Acevedo, William. "Urban Land Use Change in the Las Vegas Valley." Las Vegas Growth from 1912. http://www.actressactor.com/las-vegas-shows/las-vegas-articles/las-vegas-growth.htm

Manning, Mary. "Monsoon Season Spawns Deluges." The Las Vegas Sun. 18 January 2000. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2000/jun/18/510399096

Particulate Matter in Las Vegas, Nevada." Environmental Protection Agency. 20 December 2000. http://www.epa.gov/region09/air/vegaspm/factfinding.html

Climate of Las Vegas, Nevada." NOAA.
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