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.
The longest rain-free period in the United States was 767 days (2 years, 37 days), from October 3, 1912 to November 8, 1914 at Bagdad, California. A world record rainfall occurred at Holt, Missouri on June 22, 1947 when it rained 12 inches in just 42 minutes. This averages to over 1/4 of an inch of rainfall per minute. On July 4th, 1956 In Unionville, Maryland 1.23 inches of rain fell in 1 minute. Phoenix, Arizona is one of the hottest U.S. summertime cities with an average July high temperature of 104 degrees. In contrast, Flagstaff, Arizona, located only 145 miles away, is the eighth snowiest city in the United States with an average annual snowfall of 99.9 inches.