HOT!

We certainly don't expect any sympathy from our friends in the Pacific Northwest but it is pretty darn hot here in Las Vegas.  We are starting to look forward to the cooler temps we will encounter in and near Yellowstone.

From this morning's paper:

Las Vegas has 99 problems, to borrow a phrase from rapper Jay-Z, and Mother Nature is one of them.
Monday’s scorching temperatures reached 99 degrees, a new record for April 29, surpassing the previous record of 98 degrees set on April 29, 2007, according to the National Weather Service in Las Vegas.
Monday’s high temperature also tied a record for the hottest day ever in April, which has been reached several times.
The high temperature was recorded at McCarran International Airport, the weather service’s official monitoring station. The weather service has been recording temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley since 1937.
The average temperature for April 29 is 83 degrees.

And for contrast.