How the Las Vegas high-temperature market settles

Kalshi's Las Vegas market settles on the daily high at Harry Reid International (KLAS), as the climate report CLILAS and The Weather Company publish it. Series KXHIGHTLV, listed since Jan 14, 2026.

Updated Oct 30, 5:20 AM PDT: newest final official high is for Thu, Oct 29.

Today in Las Vegas

The settlement station

Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas

Station
KLAS
Report code
CLILAS
NWS office
VEF
Time zone
America/Los Angeles

Source: Kalshi contract terms; NWS climate report CLILAS

Today's window (Sat, Oct 31)

1:00 AM Oct 31 to 1:00 AM Nov 1 PDT

Midnight to midnight PST, local standard time: 1:00 AM to 1:00 AM on Las Vegas's clock while daylight saving is on.

Opened
Oct 30, 10:00 AM EDT
Closes
Nov 1, 1:00 AM PDT
Usually settles
around 6:12 AM
median 6.2 h after close, 76 settled days

Today's six brackets, in whole degrees

  • 68° or below
  • 69° to 70°
  • 71° to 72°
  • 73° to 74°
  • 75° to 76°
  • 77° or above

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How Las Vegas settled, day by day

Since Aug 14, 2026, 7 of 76 days (9%) settled on a tail bracket: 3 below the bottom bracket and 4 above the top one. In the last 30 days: 4 of 30.

DaySettled onWinning bracket
Thu, Oct 2977°76° to 77°
Wed, Oct 2880°80° to 81°
Tue, Oct 2781°81° to 82°
Mon, Oct 2679°78° to 79°
Sun, Oct 2574°73° to 74°
Fri, Oct 2370°70° to 71°
Thu, Oct 2277°77° or abovetop tail
Wed, Oct 2185°84° or abovetop tail
Tue, Oct 2082°81° to 82°
Mon, Oct 1981°80° to 81°
Sun, Oct 1878°77° to 78°
Sat, Oct 1776°76° or belowbottom tail
Fri, Oct 1683°82° to 83°
Thu, Oct 1581°80° to 81°
Wed, Oct 1475°74° to 75°
Tue, Oct 1364°64° to 65°
Mon, Oct 1273°72° to 73°
Sun, Oct 1174°73° to 74°
Sat, Oct 1087°87° to 88°
Fri, Oct 996°96° to 97°
Thu, Oct 898°97° to 98°
Wed, Oct 797°97° to 98°
Tue, Oct 695°95° to 96°
Mon, Oct 595°94° to 95°
Sun, Oct 497°97° to 98°
Sat, Oct 396°96° to 97°
Fri, Oct 295°94° to 95°
Thu, Oct 193°93° to 94°
Wed, Sep 3093°92° to 93°
Tue, Sep 2980°81° or belowbottom tail

Source: Each market's result, settlement value and time: Kalshi's public market data; Time of the high: NWS climate reports for KLAS, via IEM

When the high happens at Harry Reid International

Over 364 days (Oct 30, 2025 to Oct 29, 2026), the median time of the official high was 3:36 PM local standard time, and half the highs came between 2:58 PM and 4:10 PM. Over the last 60 days the median was 3:14 PM.

Harry Reid International's high came before 1 AM standard time (1 to 2 AM daylight time) on 1 of 364 days (0%): the climate day's warmest minutes were its first.

  • Midnight to 1 AM0%
  • 1 to 6 AM0%
  • 6 AM to noon2%
  • Noon to 3 PM24%
  • 3 to 6 PM73%
  • 6 PM to midnight1%

KLAS report times, standard time. 1 without a time (MM) left out.

Source: NWS climate reports for KLAS, via IEM; IEM table of NWS climate reports

Did the afternoon report's high hold?

On 180 days from May 1, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026, the NWS's afternoon preliminary report (usually "as of 5 PM" local time) had the same high as the final report on 172 of 180 days (96%). The final report came in higher on 8 and never lower.

Every one of those 8 higher finals put the high after the 5 PM cutoff.

Source: Every NWS climate report issued for KLAS (CLILAS), via IEM's text archive

Records and normals at Harry Reid International

The normal high for Oct 31 is 75°F and the record high is 86°F. The normal falls to 60°F by Nov 30.

Against the normal
+4.0°F on average
above on 255, below on 92 of 365 days
Warmest and coolest
115° and 49°
115° on Aug 1, 2026; 49° on Feb 19, 2026
Record highs set or tied
23 days
Oct 8 98°, Aug 27 111°, Aug 26 110°, …

365 final highs at KLAS, Oct 30, 2025 to Oct 29, 2026, against the normal and record each report printed.

Source: NWS climate reports for KLAS, via IEM; NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals

Stations nearby

Climate-report stations near Harry Reid International, and how their official highs ran against it. None settles the Las Vegas market.

  • North Las Vegas Airport KVGT · 16 km−0.5°F on average; the same whole degree on 160 of 360 days, 2°F or more apart on 36.

Other reporting stations within 25 km (METARs only, no climate report): Henderson Exec (KHND, 12 km), Nellis AFB (KLSV, 22 km).

Straight-line distances from KLAS; snapshot Oct 21, 2026.

Source: IEM's list of NWS climate-report sites; aviationweather.gov station information

Questions about Las Vegas

Which station settles Kalshi's Las Vegas high-temperature market?

Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas (KLAS), the station named by the climate-report code CLILAS in the market's rules.

What hours count toward Las Vegas's daily high?

Midnight to midnight PST, local standard time. During daylight saving that is 1:00 AM Oct 31 to 1:00 AM Nov 1 PDT.

When does the Las Vegas market close and settle?

Trading closes at 1:00 AM PDT after the day ends. Over the last 76 settled days the result posted a median of 6.2 hours after close.

What are Las Vegas's brackets for Sat, Oct 31?

68° or below, 69° to 70°, 71° to 72°, 73° to 74°, 75° to 76°, 77° or above, compared with Harry Reid International's published whole-degree high. The two tails are strict.

How often does Las Vegas settle on a tail bracket?

On 7 of 76 settled days from Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026 (9%): 3 on the bottom tail and 4 on the top tail.

When does Las Vegas's daily high usually happen?

Over 364 days to Oct 29, 2026, the median time of the official high at KLAS was 3:36 PM local standard time. On 1 of those days it came before 1 AM standard time.

How often does the afternoon climate report's high change by the final report in Las Vegas?

From May 1, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026, the afternoon preliminary report's high matched the final report's on 172 of 180 days. The final was higher on 8 and lower on 0.

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