Annual Nevada rainfall

Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Indian Springs, northwestern Nevada, 2.91"

Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Mount Rose, northwestern Nevada, 30.60"

Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Marlett Lake, western Nevada, 241.0"

State precipitation record for 24 hours - Cloverdale Ranch, southern Nevada,5/29/1896, 8.06"

State precipitation record for 1 year - Mount Rose, northwestern Nevada, 1969, 59.03"

State snowfall record for 24 hours - Hickman, southeastern Nebraska, 2/11/1965, 24.0"

State snow record for 1 season - Daggett Pass,  northwestern Nevada, 1968-1969, 412.0"

The record at Las Vegas for consecutive days without measurable precipitation is 150 days, from 2/22/1959-7/21/1959
while the record for consecutive days with measurable precipitation is only 6 days, from 2/24/2003-3/1/2003

From January through December, there are only 22 days when the daily precipitation record exceeds 1.00" at Las Vegas

Although Reno averages 72 days of rain per year, it is usually very light and less than 1/2 inch. The city averages only 1 day per year 
with rainfall above 1/2 inch in one day.

City	Avg Annual Precip	Avg Snow Annual	Avg. days of Precip	Avg # thunderstorm days	Avg # hail days
Elko	9.59	39.0	78	19	2
Ely	9.97	49.3	74	30	1
Las Vegas	4.49	1.2	26	13	0
Reno	7.48	25.0	50	14	1
Winnemucca	8.33	23.2	68	17	1
State Average - 9.54 inches, driest state in the U.S.