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.
State-wide averages of annual rainfall plus snowfall range from a high of 63.7 inches (1618 millimetres) in Hawaii to a low of 9.5 inches (241 millimetres) in Nevada.For the entire United States, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, the average amount of moisture falling as rain and snow is 30.21 inches (767 millimetres).ow much precipitation each state in the US gets on average in a year is listed below. The states are also ranked from the wettest state at number 1, to the driest state at number 50.