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This is the current conditions weather report for Laughlin. The report was made 34 minutes ago, at 07:55 UTC. The temperature was 59°F / 15°C, with a dew-point at 59°F / 15°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.91 inHg / 1014 hPa. The relative humidity was 55%. The skies were clear.

Laughlin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 7,076, and its population was estimated at 8,629 in 2006. Laughlin is located on the Colorado River 94 miles (152.3 km) south of Las Vegas. Directly across the river from Laughlin is Bullhead City, Arizona, which has four times the population of Laughlin and supplies much of the workforce.

Annual Events:
Beginning in 2001, the Tropicana Express Hotel and Casino has been the host for the Talent Quest National Finals. The contest is held in the third week of September, where qualifying singers compete for the top spot in Male and Female Pop/Rock/R&B and Male and Female Country/Western.

New Year's celebrations are often chaotic, since the neighboring town of Bullhead City, Arizona (in the Mountain Time Zone) is one hour ahead of Laughlin (in the Pacific Time Zone). Revelers are known to ring in the new year in Bullhead City, and then cross the river into Laughlin to ring it in again one hour later.

Beginning In 1983 the Laughlin River Run started and now is billed as the "West Coast's Largest Motorcycle Event On The Banks Of The Colorado River", with thousands of avid motorcyclist attending annually each spring.

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