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SXUS75 KVEF 130837  
RERVEF  
 
RECORD EVENT REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV  
137 AM PDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
..DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES SET YESTERDAY, MAY 12TH
 
 
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 104 DEGREES WAS SET AT LAS VEGAS NV  
YESTERDAY. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR MAY 12TH OF 104 SET IN  
1996. RECORDS FOR LAS VEGAS NV DATE BACK TO 1937.  
 
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 103 DEGREES WAS SET AT DESERT ROCK-  
MERCURY NV YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR MAY 12TH  
OF 102 SET IN 1996. RECORDS FOR DESERT ROCK-MERCURY NV DATE BACK TO  
1978.  
 
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT KINGMAN AZ  
YESTERDAY. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR MAY 12TH OF 98 SET IN  
1960. RECORDS FOR KINGMAN AZ DATE BACK TO 1901.  
 
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT BISHOP CA  
YESTERDAY. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR MAY 12TH OF 95 SET IN  
1996. RECORDS FOR BISHOP CA DATE BACK TO 1943.  
 
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 116 DEGREES WAS SET AT DEATH VALLEY CA  
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR MAY 12TH OF 115 SET  
IN 1960. RECORDS FOR DEATH VALLEY CA DATE BACK TO 1911.  
 
   
..DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURES SET YESTERDAY, MAY 12TH
 
 
A RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES WAS SET AT LAS VEGAS NV  
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR MAY 12TH OF 74 SET IN  
1993. RECORDS FOR LAS VEGAS NV DATE BACK TO 1937.  
 
A RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES WAS SET AT DESERT ROCK-  
MERCURY NV YESTERDAY. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR MAY 12TH OF  
63 SET IN 1996 AND TIED AGAIN IN 2020 AND 2025. RECORDS FOR DESERT  
ROCK-MERCURY NV DATE BACK TO 1978.  
 
THIS INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO A FINAL REVIEW. FOR  
FINAL CERTIFIED DATA, PLEASE CONTACT NOAA'S NATIONAL CENTERS FOR  
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI) LOCATED IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH  
CAROLINA.  
 

 
 
JS/JP  
 
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