Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Las Vegas
Las Vegas: Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation was -0.8087 Days per year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Las Vegas, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days per year.
Analysis
In 2024, precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Las Vegas stood at -0.8087 Days per year.
That represents a change of down 274.3% on the previous year and down 186.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Las Vegas peaked at 2.21 Days per year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -1.1 Days per year, in 2002.
That places Las Vegas 1039th out of 1314 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Las Vegas, year by year
| Year | Days per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.8123 Days per year | — |
| 1982 | 0.4335 Days per year | -153.4% |
| 1983 | 1.7 Days per year | +291.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6041 Days per year | -64.4% |
| 1985 | -0.1756 Days per year | -129.1% |
| 1986 | -0.7568 Days per year | +331.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7836 Days per year | -203.5% |
| 1988 | -0.6635 Days per year | -184.7% |
| 1989 | -1.09 Days per year | +63.7% |
| 1990 | -0.2819 Days per year | -74.1% |
| 1991 | -0.0289 Days per year | -89.8% |
| 1992 | 1.4 Days per year | -4967.4% |
| 1993 | 1.2 Days per year | -14.5% |
| 1994 | -0.1874 Days per year | -115.6% |
| 1995 | -0.5381 Days per year | +187.2% |
| 1996 | -0.901 Days per year | +67.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0307 Days per year | -103.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3791 Days per year | +1133.7% |
| 1999 | -0.9132 Days per year | -340.9% |
| 2000 | -0.6918 Days per year | -24.2% |
| 2001 | -0.139 Days per year | -79.9% |
| 2002 | -1.1 Days per year | +690.3% |
| 2003 | -0.3605 Days per year | -67.2% |
| 2004 | 2.21 Days per year | -714.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2289 Days per year | -89.7% |
| 2006 | -0.7193 Days per year | -414.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4449 Days per year | -161.9% |
| 2008 | -0.9777 Days per year | -319.7% |
| 2009 | -1.05 Days per year | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.96 Days per year | -287.1% |
| 2011 | -0.6113 Days per year | -131.2% |
| 2012 | -0.385 Days per year | -37.0% |
| 2013 | -0.4673 Days per year | +21.4% |
| 2014 | -0.282 Days per year | -39.7% |
| 2015 | -0.8651 Days per year | +206.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4254 Days per year | -149.2% |
| 2017 | -0.74 Days per year | -274.0% |
| 2018 | -1.08 Days per year | +45.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5597 Days per year | -151.9% |
| 2020 | -0.9662 Days per year | -272.6% |
| 2021 | -0.9458 Days per year | -2.1% |
| 2022 | -0.6038 Days per year | -36.2% |
| 2023 | 0.464 Days per year | -176.8% |
| 2024 | -0.8087 Days per year | -274.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0024 Days per year | -1.09 Days per year | 1.7 Days per year | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0166 Days per year | -0.9132 Days per year | 1.4 Days per year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2145 Days per year | -1.1 Days per year | 2.21 Days per year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1487 Days per year | -1.08 Days per year | 1.96 Days per year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5721 Days per year | -0.9662 Days per year | 0.464 Days per year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Las Vegas?
- Precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Las Vegas was -0.8087 Days per year in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation recorded in Las Vegas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 Days per year in 2004.
- What is the lowest precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation recorded in Las Vegas?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1 Days per year in 2002.
- How does Las Vegas rank for precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation?
- Las Vegas ranks 1039th out of 1314 regions with data for 2024.
- Is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation rising or falling in Las Vegas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 186.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Las Vegas data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation days from 1981-2010 period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of total precipitation and extreme precipitation days in Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology The indicators use ERA5-Land data. Total precipitation is the sum of all liquid and frozen water—such as rain and snow—that reaches the Earth's surface each year. It excludes fog, dew, and any precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground. Extreme precipitation days are defined as days with more than 20 mm of total precipitation. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Precipitations - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org