A true chill, or rigor, results from an increase in chemical activity within the body and usually ushers in a considerable rise in body temperature. The pallor and coldness of a chill, and the piloerection of the skin (goose flesh) that often accompanies it, are caused by constriction of the peripheral blood vessels.
The city averages only 1 day per year with rainfall above 1/2 inch in one day Nevada possesses 22 of the Top 25 driest years for any state.The record driest year was 1929, when the state averaged only 4.88 inches of rainfall. Nevada Tornado Average - 1.0 per year - 45th most in the U.S. 2  Largest reported Tornado in Nevada from 1950-2011, 5/13/1970 - 440 yards / .25 miles wide. 3  Date with highest number of reported Tornadoes in Nevada from 1950-2011, June 11th - 3 tornadoes.
Located in Hawaii on the island of Maui is the Puu Kukui rain gauge. The rain gauge is in the West Maui Mountains at an elevation of 5,771 feet. In March of 1942, Puu Kukui recorded nearly 9 feet (101 inches) of rainfall, which stands as the greatest precipitation total ever recorded in one month in the United States. Puu Kukui also holds the annual rainfall record for the United States with more than 58 feet (704.83 inches) of rain in 1982.