1.31 inches of rain 2nd-highest October in Las Vegas history

Halloween weekend showers capped what was one of the wettest Octobers on record in Las Vegas.

According to the National Weather Service, Las Vegas recorded a total of 1.31 inches of rain in October, tying it for second place behind the record of 1.45 inches in 2005.

The average rainfall in October is 0.32 inches.

NWS meteorologist Chris Outler said Las Vegas’ wet October was largely attributed to the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel, which dumped approximately 1.08 inches of rain on parts of the valley on Oct. 11.

Friday’s storms

Rain and hail storms battered parts of the Las Vegas Valley on Friday, causing flash flooding and water rescues. Parts of eastern Henderson saw one to over 1.5 inches of rain Friday, according to county rain gauge data. Downtown Las Vegas saw over an inch by Friday afternoon.

The weather service reported ping-pong ball-sized hail east of downtown. Hail was seen outside the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s campus on Bonanza Road east of Martin Luther King Boulevard and in Henderson.