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Weather extremes

How extreme does Pahrump's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Pahrump has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Pahrump 4 Nw station 9 km away. Updated through April 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Pahrump has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
116°F Jul 17, 2023

That is about 15°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Pahrump (typical high near 101°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 116°F Jul 17, 2023recent
2 115°F Jul 14, 1972
3 115°F Jul 11, 2021
❄️ Coldest night
-2°F Dec 23, 1990

About 29°F colder than a normal December night in Pahrump (typical low near 27°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -2°F Dec 23, 1990
2 0°F Dec 22, 1990
3 2°F Dec 24, 1990
🌧️ Most rain in one day
2.70 in Sep 22, 2007

More rain in a single day than Pahrump usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 0.4 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 2.70 in Sep 22, 2007
2 2.40 in Feb 1, 1979
3 2.00 in Jul 16, 1990
Most snow in one day
2.5 in Jan 3, 2011

The three most extreme on record

1 2.5 in Jan 3, 2011
2 2.0 in Mar 10, 2010
3 1.8 in Dec 6, 1998

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 116°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Pahrump's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 116°F is about 15°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Pahrump's warmest days reach the low 100s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 116°F and as low as −2°F. A single day has delivered over 3 inches of rain or close to 3 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Pahrump 4 NW (NOAA GHCN station USC00265890), about 9 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →