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Snow levels and amounts varied tremendously across the Las Vegas Valley with the greatest amounts located in the southeastern portion of the valley (Figures 4 and 5). Officially 3.6 inches of snow fell at the National Weather Service Office, which is located 2 miles southwest of McCarran International Airport.
The storm also brought about 3.8 in (97 mm) to Las Vegas, the most snow over 3 decades. Most of southwestern Ontario, next in path of the storm received 15 to 30 cm (5.9 to 11.8 in). The snow and blowing snow was the cause of a 25-car pile-up on Highway 400 north of Toronto injuring at least five. [133]
Other recent significant snow accumulations occurred on December 25, 2015, and December 17, 2008. [45] Unofficially, Las Vegas's largest snowfall on record was the 12 inches (30 cm) that fell in 1909. [46] In recent times, ice days have not occurred, although 29 °F (−2 °C) was measured in 1963. [38] On average the coldest day is 44 °F (7 °C).
As the white stuff fell, excited locals took to social media to share their photos and videos of the unusual occasion.
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Mount Charleston, including Charleston Peak (Nuvagantu, literally "where snow sits", in Southern Paiute [5] or Nüpakatütün in Shoshoni [6]) at 11,916 feet (3,632 m), [7] is the highest mountain in both the Spring Mountains and Clark County, in Nevada, United States. It is the eighth-highest mountain in the state. [8]